Gunnison news-champion., 1919-01-10

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The following toll rates, effective
the lstter part II the month, we're re-
c+i, ed recently oy F. w. Rector. ruan-
age. Of the local Mountain STATES Tel
ephone and Telegraph Company.
The following is from the SUMMARY
Of the new tariffs issued by the COM
pany:
'Ststisa to Statiea" rat.
hen . person makes . toll cal!
without specifying that conversation
IL oesired with . particular person and
the connection is established snd con-
versation held, the station to sta
tion" rate applies.
"Station to station" calls should be
made by number whenever telephone
directory information il available.
~Persoa to Persoa Rate"
When . person makes . toll call,
specifying that conversation 10 de-
sired with q. particular person and
the connection 10 made and converse
tion is held with that person, the "per-
son to person" rate applies.
As this service requires . greater
amount Of operating effort, the rate
for such calls in about e-fourth
greater than the "station to station"
rate.
The "person to person" minimum
charge is 20 cents.
No "person to person" call is &C
cepted when the "station to station"
rate is less than Is cents.
Report" Calls
When q "person to person" call is
made and the particular person is not
in or will not talk, or when an exact
telephone address of the particular
person desired has not been given and
lie cannot be found within one hour,
the "repeat charge" applies.
Such a charge also applies If the
calling party is absent when the con-
nection is completed within one hour.
appointment" Rate
When the calling party in placing
his call appoints definite specified
son to person" basis and the CONVEX
sation is held on the specified time,
the appointment" rate applies.
The appointment" rate is usually
about one-half greater than the "sta-
tion to station" rate.
The appointment" rate minimum
CuAI kG 10 kO CtHISs
No appointment" call is accepted
where the Station to station" rate is
less than Is cents.
Report" charges apply under the
same general condition as specified for
"person to person" calls.
"Messenger" Calls
When a call is made on "person to
person" basis and a messenger is re-
quired to secure attendance Of the de-
signated person at a public pay sta
tion at the distant point, the "messen-
ger" rate applies.
The rate is the same as the appoint
ment rate for the same distance plus
any charge for messenger service.
+ The messenger call" minimum
charge is 25 cents.
No messenger call" is accepted
where the "station to station" rate Is
less than Is cents.
! Standard Toll Night Rates
The following reduced rotes. for
night services on a "station to station"
basis only, are effective 1900 a. M,
January 81, 1919.
$3.50 p. m. to IL midnight about one
half of the "station to station" day
rate.
IL midnight to 4:3O a. M, about one
quarter of the "station to station" day
rate. The minimum night rate is
Is cents.
''Collect Calls"
"Collect calls" are calls tor which
the charges are reversed, that is, are
to be collected from the subscriber at
the distant station at which the call is
completed.
Such "collect CALLS or reversed
charges are allowed only in connection
with "person to person" calls.
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