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The Arcadia City Council approved a 5% tax on interstate and international telephone calls over the strong objections of residents. The tax, which will cost about $.40 per person per month, is expected to generate $225,000 in city revenues, which will help close the gap between the city's general fund expenditures and revenue.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 6, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 6, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Telephone
Item ID
3337AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia City Council unanimously supports a 5% utility tax on interstate and international telephone calls. The proposed tax will cost about $.40 per person per month.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3449
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 23, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 23, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Telephone
Item ID
3336AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia is studying plans for joining the country's universal use of the telephone number 911 to cover ALL emergency calls.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 8, 1974
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 8, 1974
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Telephone
Item ID
3334AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia seeks to extend the right to collect cell phone usage tax. Officials plan to hold a special election in May or June in 2009 for a ballot measure. If communicated to voters correctly, it should pass, because it would not raise the tax but protect the city's revenues. At stake is about $1 million in yearly revenue. To do that, voters must allow the city to legally redefine what a telecommunications tax is. Recent court rulings have suggested cities cannot tax cell phone use by relying on older telecommunications tax ordinances.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 22, 2008
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 22, 2008
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Cellular telephones - cell phones
Taxes
Telecommunications
Item ID
31523AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Article traces history of telephone service in Arcadia. In 1903, when the city was incorporated, the directory listed two customers in the city.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 5, 1981
Pages
p. A-2
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 5, 1981
Pages
p. A-2
Subjects
Telephone
Item ID
3335AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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First community dial office in the Bell system was located in this 29 ft. x 33 ft. building at 19 East Alice. It belonged to Southern California Telephone Company.

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Date
c.1928
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Date
c.1928
Subjects
Telephone
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
206
Collection
Photographs
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Pacific Telephone switchboard in Arcadia. From left:Chief operator Ollie Palmer; Venerotia T. Pratt;operators Viola Grego; Eva Doss; Lucy Sommers; and, Ann Beatty.

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Date
March 1927
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Date
March 1927
Subjects
Telephone
Beatty, Ann
Palmer, Ollie
Sommers, Lucy
Doss, Eva
Pratt, Venerotia T.
Grego, Viola
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8x10 b&w
ID
614
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Photographs
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Telephone

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1. Arcadia to argue telephone situation before Railroad Commission. Pasadena Star News 10/6/27. 2. Switchboard at work. News photo and caption from March 1927. 3. Phone service. News photo and caption from 1928. 4. Local dial system a first. Arcadia Tribune 8/9/73 (about 1928 service). 5…
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1. Arcadia to argue telephone situation before Railroad Commission. Pasadena Star News 10/6/27.
2. Switchboard at work. News photo and caption from March 1927.
3. Phone service. News photo and caption from 1928.
4. Local dial system a first. Arcadia Tribune 8/9/73 (about 1928 service).
5. Arcadia telephone history. Information from Los Angeles County Park collection - 1978.
Subjects
Telephone
Item ID
245AF
Collection
Subject Files
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View of interior of Pacific Telephone Business Office showing one woman seated at a table. There is a file cabinet, a typewriter, and a safe in the room. Floor appears to be tiled. Location of this office was on North First Avenue.

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Date
1928
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Date
1928
Subjects
Telephone
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
615
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