Connecticut western news., 1919-01-23
NEW TOLL CHARGES
 ARE NOW IN EFFECT Schedule Calls for Charge OF 6A Cents Per Mile,
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 phone company, in statement is- sued Saturday, says that practically every telephone user will find some thing of personal interest in the new toll rates to become effective at 12:01 a. m. tomorrow. The new rates", says the telephone company. twill particularly interest all mex- cantile and manufacturing enteE- lp:ises which avail themselves of the convenience of the telephone in transacting business affairs between their home establishments and their branch houses and customers 7n other cities.
 ''In promulgating this order ths postmaster-general has established uniformity in telephone toll charges throughout the United States. He has also established certain charges for service which, have not applied hitherto and he has divided tele- phone toll service into three periods of the 24-hour day, with particular rates to govern during each period so far as number calls are con cerned. This latter feature of thp order is we'll worth close study by those who use telephone toll service within each of the three periods referred to there are several classem of service created by this order, with particular charges for each class- The class of service to be first con- sidered, because it is that most com monly used, will be known as thc station to station service. And the rate for this class will be known an the station to station rate,
 "The station to sttaion' rate win apply when a person makes ton call without specifying a particular person to be reached at the called telephone and when the connectioa is established and the conversation held. This method provides the cheapest and quickest form of tele- phone toll service. "'Station to station calls should be made by giving the telephons number of the called telephone- Where the telephone number is nod known and telephone directory in- formation Is not available, the naffs and address of the called subscriber should be given to the toll operator- Another class of service will hn known as the person to person. ser~ vice and the rate for this service wiA-. be known as the person to person. rate. h..
 "For toll calls on which tho -scaIl- ing party expresses desire, to taH to a particular person and the con nection is established and converse tion held with that person, the pen son to person rate will apply. AZ this service requires q greatar amount of operating effort, the rata for such calls will be about one- fourth greater than the station te station rate.
 "The minimum person to person. rate will be 20 cents, and no 'perSo@ to person calls will be acceptea where the station to station rate m less than 15 cents.
 Another interesting feature of the postmaster generals order is thp establishment of an 'appointment rate. The appointment rate wim apply to toll calls, made on per- son to person basis, and on which the calling party, in placing the call, designates a definite time aA which he will talk with the calleu party and on which the converse tion is held at the specified time.
 Obviously the 'appointmenr service involves the making of the appointment in addition to the operating effort necessary to com plete a person to person call Con- sequently the appointment rate ~ about one-half greater than the star tion to station rate which, it .mut be borne in mind, is the base rate upon which all rates for the various classes of service offered are cons- puted.
 "The minimum 'app9ln.ae.lt r1ftn will be 20 cents and no appoints ment' call will be accepted where the station co station rete is lem than IS cents.
 "A messenger call rate is afsw provided in the new regulations.
 When q toll call is made on person to person basis and messen- ger service is required to secure tho of the designated pea son at the nearest available. tele~ phone, the messenger calP rats which is the same as the 'appointA ment' rate, will apply. All adds tional charge is made for the mes- senger service.
 "The minimum messenger caR rate will be 25 cents, and no mes senger calr will be accepted wherS the station to station rate is lusz than 15 cents. s.
 "To provide reasonable compen- sation for the operating rk per formed on toll calls other thg~ those made on station to station oasis, where the desired connectio~ IS established, but conversation W nnt hnld hana.sa nf anu raasnn ha-