The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-21
NEW TELEPHONE
RATES IN EFFECT
Some Reductions and Some
Increases Over For
mer Rates.
LIMIT ON LOCAL
CALLS 5 MINUTES
Overtime Charges Vary According to
Circumstances-Extra Charge to be
Made Where Particular Person is
Called
Called.

New telephone rates went into effect
this morning here and elsewhere ac-
cording to a schedule announced by the
postmaster general, the government hav-
ing decided TO standardize the rates
throughout the country. Under the new
schedule some Of the rates ont of Brat
'tleboro are reduced and some increased
over what they formerly were
In most instances the charges under the
lucent rate To near by points remain
the same, but the call to Hinstale. y. H..
Is reduced from 10 cents To five cents
The rate TO Greenfield, Mass, which has
been 20 cents. is now IL cents.
Hereafter the time limit for conversa-
ton without extra charge. where the ini-
iial charge A. up TO and including -
cents, will be five minutes instead of
three minutes. There will be an addi-
tlonal charge of tive cents for each three
minutes OF overtime talk on the local 10
cent calls. Overtime charges on other
calls vary according 10 circumstances.
The initial rate To Boston is increased
IRON 90 cents To 90 cents. To Springfield.
Mass, increased from - cents to 40
cents, TO Wilmington increased from 10
cents 20 II cents. TO New York reduced
from Sl.25 To Sll0.
Under the new schedule the "othcr line"
charge of five cents is removed. This is
the charge for connecting with some other
eompangs line. For instance, five cents
more has been charged for talking with
stations connected with the Melendy
| Telephone Co. in the West River valley.
The patrons will not have to pav this
! hereafter
When person makes 4 tell call, spc-
cifying that conversation is desired
with a particular person and the con
ueetion is established aud converse
tion held with that person, the '.per.
son TO person rate applies. AS this
operating effort, the rate for such
calls is about one fourth greater than
where no particular person is specified
| When no person is specified the rate is
called the ''station to station rate.
| When ''person 10 person call il
made and the particular person desired
is not in or win not talk. or when an
exact telephone address of the particu
lar person desired has moi been given
and he cannot be reached at telr-
/ phone within one hour, .'repori
charge applies. Such q charge alsC
applies if the calling party is absent
when the connection is completed with.
in one hour, or If he refuses to talk
This charge is to cover compensation
for the operating work performed anC
Is usually about one-fourth of the "sta
tion to station - rate.
Night rates on the "station to sta
tion basis are about one-half the daS
rate if between $50 p. IN. and mid
night, and about one-quarter of tn,
day rate if between midnight and AT
a. m. This applies where the day ratt
is over % cents.
For day calls the new rates are base,
on basic charge of 6 IA mills mile
air line mileage
In few states temporary restrain
ing orders against enforcing the ney
rates have been issued by the courts be
cause the rates conflict with thos
authorized by public service bodies
and in those states the government reg
ulation viii have TO be tested out.