Again, the City of Signal Hill does not have a utility users tax. The following is a letter received from the Public Utilities Commission directing all telecommunications utilities to stop assessing utility user tax to the residents of Signal Hill. The most recent group of complaints came from telephone customers in the City of Signal Hill. Apparently, some utilities have assessed the City of Long Beach utility user tax in error. The City of Signal Hill has no utility user tax.
State law prohibits telecommunications utilities from billing customers unauthorized charges.
The imposition of a tax that does not apply in the customer's jurisdiction is an unauthorized charge. You may not lawfully bill your Signal Hill customers for taxes levied by the City of Long Beach. If you have improperly billed these customers, you must stop and refund the amounts you have billed in error. I appreciate your attention to this matter. I understand you have written to several utilities on behalf of Signal Hill residents and businesses to have this practice stopped.