Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-01-23
Change IN TELE-
Phone RATES
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the Wisconsin Telephone Company tc
put into effect at 1901 A. NJ, Janu-
ary q, 1919, the new schedule of rates
for toll calls Ito points outside of To-
cal service area) which was announced
December 13, 1918, by the Postmaster
General, and under which all toll rates
throughout the United States are
! placed on a uniform basis.
l. The new base rate for toll calls is
| the "station to station rate" which
applies where toll call is made from
one telephone to another without spe-
| cifying that particular person is de-
sired. This, rate is determined by the
air line distance between toll points
md is computed for the initial period
| on the basis Of 5 cents for each 6
niles up to "a miles and 5 cents for
each 8 miles beyond that distance.
The 'Station to station" method of
calling provides the cheapest and
quickest form of telephone toll SER
yice. The company points out that
'station to station" calls must be
made as far as possible by giving the
telephone number of the called tele-
phone. Where the number is not
known and telephone directory infor-
nation is not available, the number
should be obtained from Long Dis
tance", CT, if called telephone is at a
distant point, the name and address
of the called subscriber should be Civ
IN to the toll operator.
In addition to the "station to station"
rate, person to person" an appoint
ment" rate, messenger CALI rate
and "report charge" are quoted for
calls to points on which the ''station
to station" rate is Is cents or more.
The "person to person" rate, for
calls where a particular person is
specified, is about one-fourth greater
than the "station to tation" rate.
The messenger call" rate is the
same as the appointment" rate, plus
any necessary charges for messenger
service. The report charge" is a
bout one-fourth of the "station to
station" rate and is made in connec-
ton with all toll calls other than
those made on a ''station to station"
basis where the connection is estab-
lished but conversation is not held be-
cause of any reason beyond the con-
troll of the Telephone Company.
The minimum "person to person"
rate is 20 cents, the minimum zap
nointment" rate 25 cents and the min
imum messenger call" rate 25 cents.
The minimum 'report charge" is 10
cents and the maximum $500.
New night rates applying only to
"alls made on a "station to station"
basis are also quoted For toll calls
made between $50 P. NJ. and mid
night on a "station to station" basis,
the rate is about one-half the F'station
to station" day rate, and for calls
made between midnight and 4:30 A.
NJ. the rate is about one-fourth the
station to station" day rate, and for
calls made between midnight and 4:30
\. NJ, the rate is about one-fourth
he "station to station" day rate.
Fer the purpose of applying night
~ates the time of day at which the
''staticn to station" call originatet
s used. The minimum night rate is
25 cents and day rates apply on ''sta-
ton to station" calls made at night
when the day rate is less than this
minimum. Day rates also apply on
al toll calls made at night on other
than "station to station" basis.