The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-08-21
TELEPHONE CASE
SET FOR HEARING.
The Southwestern Bell
Company Due For
a Showdown"
NIGH RATES-POOE SERVICE
Apdit Of the Company's
Books Necessary For
Determining Rate.

A'klAIuMN D1TY, Aug. go
.s.au8.u tAy" is approaching for
soma. western Bell TcAe phone
-,,ry |. D. bghols, acting chair.
..r M H. r,ate corporation CON
.lar .uriIy afternoon made
'.. blanket complaint TO be
J D.. 3d. B. Hubcnthal, tele-
l's-s ,,urrl OF the commission. psI
.rg,I.Hs Wrnegsrs,in which the
rrs.a.. on itO own initiative,
.,r.5Ust... The innumcrnblc com
..ry .t poor service. excessive
,'s and .rsdcqunto operation. The
,. has been set down for hearing
Oh OCfUuD-
same time ago the comm lssiOn an
.5gp.si .Utr 10 had 597 complaints
ga.rs ,r telephone company and
ryr na.o been multiplied again
Id ayar Commissioner EcholH
- Vo,n. ago announced that he
attended asking n blanket order
non which TO determine the phyHi-
aI nluau0n OF the propc rites, the
tsy 20 cup Dyes and elimination of
W bu' "Nat rates" Tho complaint
''sd ysEfr lay is n basis for bring
-r al 'Hcso facts 10 tho surface.
ne complaint In substance follows:
That the above named defendant
b a transmission company engaged
: ne business OF furnishing facili-
uss f1r transmitting local and long
Aaance telephone messages within
he STATE ~ Oklahoma, and that as a
public uuhtv company said defend Z.
iri Is subject 10 tho provisions OF
~ laws ~ the state OF oklahoma
ralng 20 such companies
RAts- EIorbitAnL
rha. tho raIes and charges now
Abg enforced by the said south
sss.sru Bell Telephone company for
sOicos loo the city OF Oklahoma city
tlt other ciucs and towns through
o., ,he state OF Oklahoma are cX
oasyp and cIorbltAnt and not pro
yrl0uaie 10 the service rendered,
pW' Rental charges for local
srico. toll charges for ''station-to
a,lon and person to- person"
fag distance calls; special charges
"a he ease Of toll appointment and
Messenger calls. report charges on
-ncompietod toll calls. service con
rSnon charges for installing and
Boying iclcphqpes.
That said rates and charges' arc
nshsr than necessary 90 meet OPP
rsdnr Expenditures and 60 yield a
Fruonahle rate on said company's
.nyestment
Compainthnts further allege that
ne service furnished at present by
ne said Southwestern Bell Tele-
phone com pRlny is generally made
guale. Insufficient and unsalifar-
tory, ,o-V.r Giving wrong number.
CONT answer, and ~ busy reports,
de.ay Do answering calls and In
taking down connections. interrup
IONS !n service and long delayed
anpleuou of long distance calls
That said Southwestern Bell TNie-
hone company 10 Indifferent care
- and dLACouTtcous In the matter
= handling service complaints and
hat Il unduly delays establish
uen. and e-establisiunent OF serv-
y when required.
Wherefore, complainnnts pray
hai. the aforesaid defendant, the
Au'hwogtrrn Bell Telephone, com
slny. to required 10 answer thA
'ha'ves herein and. after due hear
hg and investigation, an order be
made commanding the Southwestern
htl Telephone company 10 change
o modify lts present charges. rates
''d practices commensurate with
ne Class ~ service rendered
Fcc from Federal Control
Unal tho first day OF August with
Ne telephone and telegraph lines lu
Ne hands OF tho federal government
3 has been difficult for EAte
s'hcies tp provide relief TO com
.Asing patrons. but since the lines
rave been returned 20 private own
''1p they are also under the luris-
.'l1n and control Qt the sthte cor
Enuon commission, IN the matter
. ia'es and services, as before fed
"a. control
me lns' legislature adopted Mouse
IN resolution 10. n, which pro
.aed Tor the revocation OF the char
on ihy telephone company. but
- measure failed 20 secure the an
VIVA or 'hr governor
'' arriving AZ the matter OF rea