NEW TELEPHONE CHARGES.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 2531, 18 January 1923, Page 2

NEW TELEPHONE CHARGES.

THE NEW SCALE

“'fhe following table will give a fairly clear indication of the charges under the proposed new system: MONTHLY RATE PER SUBSCRIBER. No 3 CLASS.—Single office exchanges with restricted attendance. Examples : Foxton and Levin. — Business (one party) 15/~ Business (two party), in same town block 12/6 Residential (one party) .. 10/Residential (two party) ... 7/8 Residential (four party) .. 6/8 ADDITIONAL CHARGES. In addition to the above there will lie a small monthly rental for miscellaneous services and extra equipment. For instance, an extension telephone within the same building and wiring up to a length of 110 yards, 2/6 per month; extension bell of an ordinary type, including ordinary wiring up to a length of 110 yards within the same building, 9d per month; head receiver as auxiliary to hand receiver, 9d per month, and so on. MONTHLY ACCOUNTS. Under the new scheme it is proposed to collect subscriptions monthly in a way similar to, say the gas and electric light accounts. In addition to the subscription an account will be rendered for the amount due for toll calls. In the event of the toll account for the preceding month not being paid with the amount for the current month’s rental the telephone will be disconnected.

The Minister says: —“It has been the desire of my principal departmental officers for some considerable time to provide an efficient and popular telephone service to equitably meet all conditions, and with them I look forward to these amended regulations and charges materially assisting in that direction. Further, within a reasonable space of time New Zealand subscribers can expect an exchange service at least equal to that in the United States of America, which is recognised as the most efficient, service in the world. It is desired to bring about the altered conditions at. an early date.”