DWP customers can pay overdue bills by Western Union, credit card or debiting checking account.LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 6, 1996--Residential customers can now pay their overdue Los Angeles Department of Water and Power The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) is the largest municipal utility in the United States, serving 3.9 million residents in 2006. It was founded in 1902 to deliver water and electricity supplies to residents and businesses in Los Angeles. bills by wiring payments through Western Union, by telephone credit card or by having the amount due electronically debited from their checking account, because of two pilot programs approved Tuesday by the Board of Water and Power Commissioners. DWP DWP Department of Work and Pensions (UK) DWP Drinking Water Program DWP Dynamic Weapon Pricing (gamin, Counter-Strike: Source) DWP Department of Water & Power DWP Drinking Water Protection Assistant General Manager Thomas M. McCloskey said the agreements with Western Union and PhoneCharge Inc. will help delinquent delinquent 1) adj. not paid in full amount or on time. 2) n. short for an underage violator of the law as in juvenile delinquent. DELINQUENT, civil law. He who has been guilty of some crime, offence or failure of duty. customers avoid inconvenient in·con·ven·ient adj. Not convenient, especially: a. Not accessible; hard to reach. b. Not suited to one's comfort, purpose, or needs: inconvenient to have no phone in the kitchen. and costly shutoffs by enabling them to pay their overdue bills electronically or by telephone. ``Customers can visit a Western Union office 24 hours a day and have their payments electronically wired to DWP for immediate credit. To pay by credit card or by debiting a personal checking account, customers can call DWP's customer service at 800/DIAL-DWP. A DWP customer-service representative will arrange for payment through PhoneCharge Inc.,'' McCloskey said. Western Union will require the customer's name and account number and the amount of the bill plus the payment to process a Quick Collect check that is wired to DWP. ``Western Union charges customers $10.50 to wire the payment, and PhoneCharge Inc.'s fee is $3.50. DWP does not charge extra for the wire or credit-card/banking service. However, when DWP services are shut off for lack of payment, customers are charged $37 for same-day turn-ons and $28 for next-day turn-ons,'' McCloskey said. These pilot programs were established because of the large number of requests from customers for a quick way to pay delinquent accounts when they are out of town or unable to visit a DWP office. All DWP residential customers can participate in the pilot programs. If the programs prove successful during the six-month trial period, permanent contracts will be arranged through the city's competitive bidding Competitive bidding A securities offering process in which securities firms submit competing bids to the issuer for the securities the issuer wishes to sell. competitive bidding 1. process. Both pilot payment programs will begin immediately. For more information, customers can call 800/DIAL-DWP. CONTACT: Department of Water and Power, Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Ed Freudenburg, 213/367-1382 213/367-3227 (after hours Adv. 1. after hours - not during regular hours; "he often worked after hours" ) |
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