Los Angeles World Airports Awards Concession Agreement to Pacific Bell Public Communications Inc.Business/Travel Editors LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 21, 1999 The 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. Board of Airport Commissioners today awarded a concession agreement Concession Agreement A right granted by a government to a corporation. It specifies rules under which the company can operate locally. Notes: Some concession agreements might include tax breaks for the corporation, in order to keep them from moving to another jurisdiction. to Pacific Bell Communications Inc., for a 3-year Public Pay Telephone and Related Services Concession at Los Angeles International Airport “LAX” redirects here. For other uses, see LAX (disambiguation). “KLAX” redirects here. For other uses, see KLAX (disambiguation). Los Angeles International Airport (IATA: LAX, ICAO: KLAX, FAA LID: LAX (LAX) and Ontario National Airport (ONT ONT Ontario (old acronym - ON is now frequently used) ONT Optimizing Converged Cisco Networks (cisco CCNP exam) ONT Optical Network Terminal ONT Ontario Northland Railway ). The contract covers the installation, operation and maintenance of the public pay telephones at these airports, as well as telephone enclosures, hardware and cable, dollar bill coin changers, telephone directories, related fixtures and equipment, prepaid calling card vending machines, cellular phone rental machines, and facsimile machines. The 3-year contract, which commences March 1, 2000, includes an option to extend the term for up to two additional years, in 1-year increments. Revenue to the Los Angeles World Airports Los Angeles World Airports or LAWA is the airport oversight and operations department for the city of Los Angeles, California. This department owns and operates Los Angeles International Airport, LA/Ontario International Airport, Palmdale Regional Airport, and Van (LAWA LAWA Los Angeles World Airports LAWA Lawrence's Warbler (bird species) ) will be based on Pacific Bell's bid of 7.54 cents per passenger at LAX and ONT. In addition, for the non-exclusive right to sell prepaid phone cards from vending machines in the terminals, Pacific Bell will be required to pay 55 percent of gross receipts the total of the receipts, before they are diminished by any deduction, as for expenses; - distinguished from net profits. - Bouvier. See under Gross, a. os> See also: Gross Receipt on the sale of such cards. Total annual revenue to LAWA for this concession under the new agreement is expected to exceed $6.5 million. Under the agreement, Pacific Bell also will provide new enhancements to benefit airport patrons, including: -- Universal data ports and credit card capability in at least 70 percent of all public payphones. -- Replacement of more than 200 payphone payphone Noun a coin-operated telephone payphone pay n → Münztelefon nt; (card phone) → Kartentelefon nt enclosure shelves with enlarged shelves and electrical outlets to better accommodate laptop computer users. These will be available in all terminals, with special emphasis on Terminals 1, 3, 7, and 8, which are heavily used by business travelers. -- Private sit-down enclosures in some locations for additional user comfort and convenience. -- Relocation of some prepaid phone card machines from freestanding vending machines in the concourses to wall-mounted units within payphone enclosures. -- Reduction in the per-minute usage cost of prepaid phone cards to the consumer from 60 cents to 50 cents, and a reduction in the per-call connection fee or surcharge from $1.20 to 50 cents. -- Implement all new technology, innovation, and devices provided by the concessionaire in any other U.S. airport. |
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