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New Rates Established
for Long Distance Calls

Charges Quoted Are Based On
Different Kinds of Service Provided
This company put effect retroactive May 2
regulations governing charges for long distance telephone calls
These regulations are the as
telephone calls January 81 They have not been
court fixed the authority for making telephone the
state
The principal change from the former method of determining
distance telephone rates that instead of class of
-ice there several, each with different rate
For example, there to be staion station
calls when certan telephone wanted another rate
for "person person" calls when definite party desired
another for appointment calls for night calls and
Ba.i. of Rates.
The basis of all charges long distance telephone calls is
the station station This determined BY the air line
between The rate computed for the initial
period of conversation the basis of cents for each six miles
"a miles and cents for each eight miles beyond that dis
lance.
"Station to Station" Service
ask talk to particular at the telephone
The word station telephone the service
being telephone to telephone method
"station calls be made either by giving the
telephone number wanted the address under which
the telephone listed calling party that he wishes
tss sr to @
be that u.s. they cannot be charged to the ee
phone called,
form of LONE distance COMMUNICATION It is furnished
rate than other classes of service because it less WORK
shorter period than when particular party must be
summoned to the telephone
,"Person to Person" Service
When toll call made specifying that de-
conversation held with that the prson to person.
applies.
As this service requires greater of operating effort
and holds the wires for longer period than station
calls because particular M be brought c The tfep pb
onefourth greater than the 'staton to station rate
Appointment Rate
When the esag IT. PLACING his e bass
and the accordingly the appointment rate
applies.
The appointment" about oneha greater than the
"station to station rate
s.t messenger" Call.
When call %ade n or the
person public pay station at the distant point the
messenger cal' rate applies
This the appointment rate for the
distance, plus any charge for messenger service
Messenger charges incurred to be paid though the
desired conversation is not held.
The report charge" applies when perSon to person" call
appointment" call messenger call is made and that
the right telephone address of the desired has
not been given and he cannot be at telephone within
hour.
charge also applies the calling party absent when
completed within hour he refuses to
The handling call where unable to locate the
party called nearly great when the found and
the conversation held The report charge portion of
the expense.
The rate for report charge fourth "saon
to station" rate.
collect Calls
collect calls" calls for which the charges reversed
that be collected from the subscriber at the distant
station at which the call is competed.
Collect calls % not allowed ss in con-
of service.
f- Standard Toll Night Rates
The following charged for night service "sta-
ton to station" basis Night rates do apply other classes
of service
$50 p M midnight-About half of the "staton
to station" day rate.
1900 midnight 43O m-About onequarter of the sta
ton to station" day rate.
The minimum night rate is 25 cents Day rates apply calls
the minimum night rate
Example Showing How the Method is Applied
Following for Report charge ........s rs
ssa o3u to. st. f' Rat. between $50 NJ and
competed person to =, midnight to
Completed appointment" "a 0'
He LOU midnig and
neensei ."l a m @
Plu, messenger charges. ton" rs
The lowest peron to person. rate quoted cents the
minimum appointment" is 20 cents the minimum "me
ca rate is 20 cents and the minimum charge
is cents
staion station calls less
initial talking period of minutes permitted without extra
charge Where the higher the initial period minutes
On person to person calls appointment calls and messen
GER calls the initial talking period is 8 minutes