Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1919-01-24
New Telephone Rates

New Telephone Rates
The Delaware and Atlantic Tele-
graph aud Telephone Co. put into effect
at u Oh a.. M, January q, 1919, the
new schedule of rates for toll calls Ito
points outside the local service area)
which was announced Decemb Der ID,
1918, by the Postmaster General, and
under which all toll rates throughout
the United States are placed on a uni
form basis.
The new base rate for toll calls is the
'station to station" rate, which applies
where a toll call is made from one tele-
phone to another without specifying
that a particular person is desired.
This rate is determined by the air line
distance between toll points and is
computed for the initial period on the
basis of 5 cents for each 6 miles up to
"a miles and 5 cents for each 8 miles
beyond that distance.
In addition to the ''station to station"
rate, q "person to person" rate, an
appointment" rate, a messenger
calIp rate and a "report charge" are
quoted for calls to points on which the
"station to station" rate is 15 cents or
more.
The "person to person" rate, for calls
where a particular person is specified,
10 about one-fourth greater than the
s'station to station" rate. The zap
pointment" rate is about one-haif
greater than the ~''station to station"
rate. The messenger csll' rate is the
same as the appointment" rate, plus
any necessary charges for messenger
service. The "report charge" is about
one-fourth of the ''station to station"
rate and is made in connection with
all toll calls other than those made on
a "station to station" basis where the
connection is established but conversa-
ton is o held because the calling or
called party is not present or Will not
talk.
The minimum "person to person.
rate is 20 cents, the minimum appoint
mentu rate 25 cents and the minimum
messenger call" rate 70 cents. The
minimum report charge" is 10 cents
and the maximum $500.
New nIght rates applying only to
calls made on a station to station"
basis are also quoted. For toll calls
made between $50 p. M. and midnight
-, a fEafafiOr - ofoffnnJI hncic tho Pof0
is about one-half the "station to station"
day rate, and for calls made between
midnight and 4.30 q. m. the rate is
about one-fourth the "station to sta
ton" day rate.
For the purpose Of applying night
rates, the time Of day at which the
"station to station call originates is
used. The minimum night rate is %
cents, and the day rates apply on
: station to station" calls made at night
when the day rate is less than this
minimum. Day rates also apply on
all toll calls made at night on other
than a "station to station" basis.
District Manager G. B. Smith stated
that the "station to station" rates are
substantially lower than the "person
to person" rates and that patrons may
effect the greatest economy in their
charges for toll service, and also maxi
mum speed Of connections, If they will
study their toll service requirement and
make the widest possible use of ''sta-
ton to station calls.
When the telephone directory infor-
nation is available, it is necessary that
subscribers calling specify the tele-
phone call number desired in making
"station to station" calls. Where dis
reetory Information is not available at
the calling telephone, the number
shou'dbe obtained from Information, "
or if the called telephone is at a dis-
tant point, the name and address OF
the called subscriber should be given
to the Toll Operator, stating that it is
a 'tstation to station" call.