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Show The Enterprise Review , July 7, 1976 Page 2b Interconnect Industry Battles Bell System and maintain telephone systems in direct competition with Mountain Bell. That is how Paul McGinn, executive vice president of Business Telephone Systems, describes his business. The company, newly incorporated in Utah, was originally established in Portland, Oregon. Principals of We design, install the firm include McGinn, Rick Bentley, president and Bill R. Pool, installation and maintenance manager. Our telephone system is advantageous to companies with more than one phone, McGinn explained, however, the equipment used by Business Telephone is based on an entirely different technology from that used by the Bell system. It is based on electronic concepts developed Its along with the computer. are that you can advantages more put equipment in a much smaller space, and you can get more features. We also think Our equipMcGinn said. techadvanced offers ment nology, more features, and he faster communication, added. faster said Bill it provides improved communication, Pool. Pool refers to such fea- TH E JAMES BOYS INSURANCE BONDS FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY Fred, S. James &Cq IN hummer Broken PO Box 111 AM Ctumlhntii Sim IKON POBox 11686 Salt UkeCHy.UUh 84147 Phonej801) 532 1300 1637 Ogden, Utah 84402 5 Phone (801) 394-778- tures as versatile paging systems, voice boxes within telePaul McGinn, executive vice president of Business Telephone phones that provide opportunities for coworkers to talk Systems, says the company designs, installs, and maintains to each other without putting a systems in direct competition with Mountain Bell. line on hold, and the ability for offered within the economic service has created the value of service to the business coworkers to transfer outside reach of all Americans, calls to each other even while according to the Bell spokes- - firm, he added. the receivers phone line is men Because the system is so In to addition proposed vaiuable to business, the busy. embroiled Bell is legislation, company has been able m a lawsuit with Litton Indus- - phone The telephone intercont0 charge residential cust. nect industry, of which Busi- tnes. Litton is suing Bell omers jess than it otherwise ness Telephone Systems is a Telephone for $111 million for would have he contended, monopolizing the telephone ..To price service purely on part is now involved in litigation and legislation regard- terminal equipment market. wouid disrupt the entire n 1S ing its, competitive psoture cnceTJne? structure and make the JSV' with the Bell system. with the PBX (Private Busi- - pricingfor rates telephone service After the FCC ruled in ness Switchboard) equipment prohibitive for many residen-i- t It Bell could manufactures. that 1976, is charging March, tia, and 8mall busineSs not charge competing comthat the Bell system is forcing USer .. hp saia panies to connect to its main it and other makers of tele- Columnist Jack Anderson system, Bell, asked Congress phone equipment out of busi- in a recent story about the to sponsor legislation declarness Kenneth Hill, Mountain Communications Act, claimed ing it a ligitimate monopoly. at irst tlme in Bell Utah public . relations The Consumer Communications Reform Act of 1976, manager, said the recent FCC hstory AT&T has aksed all contrived free million of its sponsored by Senator Vance regulation is calls for Hartke and said it will holders to write their couniversal telephone service, ntrive up residential and gressmen, urging them to vote small business rates as much or as 60 percent. At stake is the right of He said the Bell system householders to buy their own currently uses a rate averag- - telephone equipment instead d ing system which has en- - of paying the phone residential users to re- - panies. The Federal Com-ceiv- e e phone service at reason- - munications Commission cost despite the higher tends that the freedom to cost of providing that service, purchase would offer business firms phone users a better deal but have paid more for their phone the companies warn that they service because it was worth would have to raise rates to more to them, he said. The make up for the revenue nearly universal telephone loss, Anderson wrote. stock-competitio- n, CHARLES S. EUBANK, C.P.C.U. President (D-Indian- a) Your image is important... com-able- con-abl- tele-Traditiona- lly Business Licenses Rodney Wilson, 1601 W. 4 So. No. 9; door to door sales (household items) candles, tikis, etc. Supplemental Typing Service, 150 W. 500 So.; photographer & public stenography. Michael Anderson, 1743 So. 2000 E.; janitorial & landscape service. Chung-S- h ing Rung Fu School, 1127 Wilmington Ave. Farang-Kwa909 E. 2100 S.; oriental art - self defense. Harlan Kent, 772 So. 1100 E.; n, ...we specialize in business backgrounds space planning remodeling carpeting drapeiy wall coverings accessories furniture interior design in the field jewelry sales. Wheatstone Co., 105 E. So. Temple" No. 602; janitorial Lyngle Bros. Commercial i Interiors 3950 South 500 West Salt Lake City, Utah 84107 (801)266-281- 1 service. Artec, 867 S. 200 E.; repair electric Tneters. Daner F. Anderson, 155 Canyon Rd.; in the field of photography. Aztec Eagle, P.O. Box 1075; mail order newspaper. Cedar Wood Den, 1074 S. 900 W.; manufacture cabinet & furniture shop. Craig Fetzer Illustrator, 331 Pierpont Ave.; commercial artist. Lowell J. Fetzer, 747 E. 500 S.; in the field public relations consultant. Lone Pine Construction Co., 30 S. 900 W.; general con- struction. Mountain States Trucking Co. Inc., 408 S. 500 W.; intra-stat- e trucking. Nayco Data Service, 2020 S. Main; data processing service bureau. William C. Thompson, 731 S. Jeremy; stainglass window sales. Julie Walker, 1526 Green St.; free lance interior design. |