New Britain herald., 1919-01-20
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II NLDON lOlS ,
ephone, and when the connection is
ia blished and the conversation held
This method provides thechea pest and
quickest form of telephone toll serv-
lice.
Station to Station" calls should he
made by giving the telephone mum Der
of the called telephone. Where the
telephone number is aot known and
telephone directory information is
not available, the name and address
of the called subscriber should be
given to the toll operator.
Another class of service Will be
known as the person to person serN-
ice and the rate for this service will
be known as the person TO person"
rate.
How to Put in Toll Calls.
For toll calls on which the calling
party express a desire to talk to a
particular person and the connection is
established and conversation held
with that person, the person to per
son" rate will apply AS this serv-
vice requires a greater amount Of
ojerating effort, the rate for sCuhc calls
will be about one-fourth greater than
The minimum "perSol to person"
rate will be 20 cents and no person
to person Calls will be accepted
where the station to station rate is
less than 5 cents.
Another interesting feature of the
postmaster generals order is the es-
Enlistment of an appointment rate"
The appointment rate will apply
to toll calls, made on person to
person" basis, on which the calling
party in placing the call, designates
definite time at which he will talk
with the called party and on which
the conversation is held at the speCi-
fed time.
Obviously the appointment" service
involves the making of the appoint
ment in addition to the operating eff
fort necessary to complete a person
to person. call. Consequently the
Appointment" rate is about one-half
greater than the "station to station
rate which, it must be borne in mind,
is the basis rate upon which all rates
for the various classes of service Of
fered are computed.
rs Cents Is Minimum Rate.
The minimum appointment" rate
will be , ) cents and no appointment"
call will be acceted where the "station
to station rate is less THAI Is cents.
A messenger CALI rate is also pro-
Vided in the new regulations.
When call is made on
, person to person basis and messen-
ger service is required to secure the
attendance Of the designated person
at the nearest available telephone
the IN essenger cau' rate, which is
the same as the "appointment' rate,
! will Ea
is made for the messenger service.
, The minimum messenger call" rate
will be IS cents and no IN esse NJ ger
call" will he accepted where the sta
I ton to StatiOl rate is less than
cents.
To provide reasonable compensa-
ton for the opera ting work performed
on toll calls, other than those made
on q station to station" basis. where
the desired connection is established
but conversation is not held because
of any reason beyond the control of
the telephone company report
charge will he made. This charge
also is a new feature in telephone
practice. The report charge" will be
equivalent to about one-fourth of the
"station to station" day rate. In no
case will the report charge" be less
than ten cents nor more $2.0o or
course. the ma ximum report charge
will apply only on calls of great dis
tances.
AS stated. the 24-hour day is
divided into three periods with vary
ing rates, but If must be understood
that "day rates will apply on all calls
other than those made on a "statiOr
to station basis, whether they are
made during the day, evening or
night.
In other words, the reductions al
lowed during the periods when the
"evenng' rate and the might" rate
is in effect will apply only on sta
ton to station" calls and the mini
mum reduced rate for such calls is
% cents.
The "evening' rate will be in force
from $50 P. M. to IL midnight. The
rates during this period, on station
to station calls only, will be about
one-half Of the "sta ton to station"
day rates
Night Rate Reductions.
The might" rate will be in force
from II midnight to 4:30 a. m. The
rates during this period, on "station
to station calls only, will be about
one-qua rter of the station to station"
day rates.
For the purpose of applying the
"evening' and might rates, the
time of day at the point at which a
message originates, will be used.
Collect calls are calls for which
the charges are reversed and billed
against the called subscriber and will
be allowed only in connection with
calls rated on the person to person
basis.
The telephone company has COM
D1et ed 2 chart which shous the ac-