The Winslow mail., 1926-02-26
COMPLETE COPY
OF TELEPHONE CO.
RATE PETITION IS
RECEIVED HERE
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The full text Of the application
of the Mountain States Telephone
& Telegraph Company for raise
in rates in Winslow was received
yesterday by The Mail from Engi-
neer J. F. Wilson of the Arizona
Corporation Commission.
Through a typographical error in
a report in last weeks news story
il was noted that the company
proposed to raise the business rate
from $4,000 to $500. The correct
figures are $48.00. In his explana-
tion of the raise, in rates, Engineer
Wilson said:
CAT the present time there are no
two-party or four party telephone
rates in WinsloW, the present rates
being, $4,000 per year for business
telephones and $24.00 per year for
resident telephones. The company
proposes to increase the individual
line business rate to $48.00 per
year and to institute a two-party
line business rate of $4,000 per
year. They propose to increase
the resident individual line rate to
$4,000 per year and institute a
two-party line rate of $4,000 per
year and four-party line rate
of $24.00 per year."
In the petition the company says:
"That attached hereto, and made
a part hereof, and for the purposes
of indentification marked Exhibits
ga" and "B" respectively, are the
schedule OF rates sought to be put
into effect at Winslow, Arizona,
and the schedule of rates now in
effect and to be replaced.
"That your applicant purchased
the telephone property in the Town
of Winslow on or about August 1,
1918, at which time there were two
hundred fifty-three (253) subscri-
Der stations; that since that time
the Town has had a rapid telephone
development; that as of October 81,
1925, there were five hundred five
(505) subscriber stations; that the
investment in plant and equipment
has more than doubled du1ing the
same period of time and that your
applicant spent over Twenty Thous-
and ($20,000.00) Dollars during the
years 1922 and 1928 in additions
and betterments to the outside
plant and central office equipment,
in order to meet the demands of
this growth, that further expendi-
lures have been made and are con-
tinually being made in order to
meet the growing demands for
telephone service; that with the in
crease in subscribers the value of
the telephone service has increased;
proportionately, and that the ex-
penses of operation have likewise
increased; that by reason of
these matters tn charges now
in effect at Winslow which
are the same as were insti-
tuted prior to 1918, at a time when
the exchange was much smaller,
has become wholly inadequate and
unreasonably low and are out of
line with charges for service now
being made in exchanges of SINH
lar size and situation in the State
of Arizona; that tn re is attached
hereto, made part hereof and for
the purpose of Identification mark
ed exhibit "C'', a petition to this
Honorable Commission, signed by
a great number of your applicants
telephone subscribers of the Wins
low exchange and that this petit
ton is indica' i've Of the reasonable
ness of the rates which are now
sought.
"Wherefore, your petitioner asks
that the Arizona Commission ap-
prove the new schedule of rates
herein prayed for and issue it'll
order to the effect tfat the same
shall become oper; tive February IL
1926".