Putnam patriot., 1926-09-03
HeadJustment Favorable To
 Subscribers


 alssance telephone rates. an extas- slon If tHe Herlozs when ths low eve .5.iiA ana nishi rates apply and an eX- .s''si"tis ais4- ot Che subscriber privI- is-e et reversing charges. was an aoaneea today by The Southern Nees taeiaad Telephone Company Go take effect on October !.
 There will be a substantial reauc- tian oH calls Co ali points loo or more miles distant and the greater the dis tauee called, the greater is the redue- ,ior.
 For example. from Putnam to Pittsburg the basic statian-to-statiop rate will be S2.i0 instead of S2.70; Co Chicago S3-7a instead of S5.20: Co San Francisco Sll.65 instead of S17.0O
 A few rates for distances between Z4 and il0 miles. as well as some Of the lowest rates, will be readjusted to make the schedule consistent throughout. but in these eases the in- crease of the basic station to station rate will be only five cents.
 One of the interesting changes from the public's viewpoint is that by which one and half hours have been added to the reduced rate period. Reduced rates on station-to-station calls will begin at p. III. instead of $50 p. m. as formerly. Between ! p. m. and S.30 D. m. the discount will be approximately 25 per cent of the day station to station rates, and from $50 p. m. to 4.3O a. m., about 90 per cent of the day rates. These discounts will apply where the day station to station rate Is 40 cents or more, with a minimum reduced rate of 5 cents. Because of the unsatls- factory service conditions which t brought about. the existing midnight discount Is discontinued.
 Lowest Rate at Eight Thirty
 Under the new schedule station-to- station calls may be made at substan- tial reductions as early as p. m., and persons wishing to take advantage of the lowest rates of the 24 hours may make their calls at any time after $50 ?. n. Thus, although the midnight dis count is discontinued, the longer re- dueed rate period and the substantial reductions applying in basic rates to
  will make little difference in the cost of night calls.
 By this move the company expects to improve service by eliminating complications at midnight which have resulted in delays and put heavy burden on its facilities and employees. At the metropolitan centers, such as New York, 1t has meant retaining large force of young women operat- DTS to care for sudden and short lived burst of traffic. During much of the time the operators kept on uuty in anticipation of this tempe rary rush nave had little to do, then a snort period a which they have been entire4y toe busy to give the pest ser Y.,u. nd following that a sharp taper ifs.s otE n HusIness al an carly morn iHs hour.
 rNeversal Privilege Extended
 Another caauRe that wiil be wei e8n=ed Is the extension at the prlFl- le.e oz reversing charges to include all stauon=to=statlen calls whether placed during the daS, evening or nlght-Where the rate is -5 cents or more, with a few e&- captions In the last few years the Use ot long distance service has been constantly and many situa- tions now arise where the reversal ot charges Is of advantage tO the cust- toner who calls for a certain number. Hence this privilege is an added con venienee and saving to the public.
 N hile this rate readJustment in- cludes small increases on some short distance calls. the rate reductions on calls over the longer distances will result in a net saving of about SS,0OO, QUO a year Co telephone users Tn the country us a whole.