Milford chronicle., 1919-01-24
NEW TELEPHONE RATES
ARE NOW IN EFFECI

The Diamond State Telephone Com
pany put into effect at 1901 a. m. Jan
uary p. 1919, the new schedule of rates
for toll calls Ito points outside the
| local service area) which was an
nounced December 10. 1918. bv tbe
| Postmaster General, and under which
an toll rates throughout the United
States are placed on a uniform basis.
The new base rate for toll calls is
the station to station" rate. which ap-
plies where toll call is made from
one telephone to another without spec-
flying that a particular person is de-
sired. This rate is determined by the
air line distance between toll points
and is computed for the initial period
on the basis of cents for each six
miles up to "a miles and 5 cents for
each miles beyond that distance.
In addition to the station to sta
ton rate, person to person" rate
an appointment" rate, a messenger
call rate and report charge" are
quoted Tor calls to points on which
the station to station" rate is Is cents
or more.
The person to person" rate. for
calls where particular person is
specified is about One-fourth greater
than the station TO station" rate The
appointment" rate is about one-balf
greater than the station to station"
rate. The messenger call" rate is +he
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" Dasis where the
connection is established but CONVEX
sation is not held because the calling
or called party is not present or Will
mot talk.
The minimum person to person"
rate is 20 cents, the minimum zap
pointment' rate is % cents and the
minimum messenger call" rate 25
cents. The minimum report charge"
is 10 cents and the maximum $500.
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 on
station to station" basis. the rate is
about One-half the station to station"
midnight and 4.30 a. 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 25 .
cents, and the day rates apply on .
station to station" calls made at night .
when the day rate is less than this min
mum. Day rates also apply on all
oil calls made at night on other than
/ station to station basis.
Local Manager Warner stated that |
he station to station" rates are sub
itantially lower than the person to
person" rates and that patrons may
Effect the greatest economy in their
charges for toll service, and also max
mum speed of connections, if they
will study their toll service require
nents and make the widest possible
Ise of station to station" calls.
When the telephone directory infor-
nation is available, it is necessary that
calling specify the tele-
,hOne call number desired in making
station to station" calls. Where di-
ectOry information is not available
It the calling telephone. the number
hould be obtained from iufuI ma ton ion"
n if the called telephone is at a dis
ant point, the name and address of
he called subscriber should be given
o the toll operator, stating that it is a
station to station" call.