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Telephone
The area code for
the Brownsville area is 956
Two
Chamber members provide local telephone service in
Brownsville, AT&T (formerly SBC) and Time Warner Cable.
AT&T can be contacted for service at 800-464-7928 and Time
Warner Cable can be contacted at 956-541-6782, 956-541-7164
and 800-222-5355.
Copies of
the Rio Grande Valley telephone book may be obtained by
calling the Chamber at 542-4341. ($20 to cover postage and
handling) or contact Southwestern Bell (mailing costs vary)
by calling 1-800-SWB-BOOK.
Residential Natural Gas
Information
concerning service and rates may be obtained from Texas Gas
Service, 5602 East Grimes Rd., Harlingen, TX 78550;
800-743-2945.
Electric, Water and Wastewater, and Garbage Collection
Residents within
the City of Brownsville service area, receive a
consolidated, monthly billing summary, itemizing their use
of each service.
For
information concerning electric services and rates, contact:
Brownsville Public Utilities Board, 1425 Robinhood Dr.,
Brownsville, TX, 78521; 956-983-6100.
For
information on water and wastewater service, contact:
Brownsville Public Utilities Board, 1425 Robinhood Dr.,
Brownsville, TX, 78521; 956-983-6100.
Garbage
collection information may be obtained from BFI, Allied
Waste Services of Rio Grande Valley, 9402 W Expressway 83,
Harlingen, TX, 78552 956-423-7316 or 800-423-7316.
Private
companies handle these services outside the city.
Additional electric service providers in the area are:
Magic
Valley Electric Co-Op, 1825 N. Indiana Road, Brownsville, TX
78526
Phone: 866-225-5683
CPL
Retail Energy, 5415 N. McColl Rd., Suite
104, McAllen, TX 78504
Phone: 956-661-4400
Cable
Television/Satellite Service
Time Warner Cable,
2921 South Expressway 83, Harlingen, TX 78550
Phone: 956-541-6782 and
541-7164
Internet Service Providers
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Company |
DSL Service |
Cable Modem |
Dial up Accts. |
ISDN |
T1/T3 |
Telephone Number |
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Road Runner |
no |
yes |
no |
no |
no |
541-6782 and
(800)
464-7928
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A T & T
SBC Yahoo!® |
yes |
no |
yes |
yes |
no |
(800)
464-7928 |
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