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Show SUBSCRIBERS COMPLAIN OF INCREASED RATES Numerous complaints are being 'made by subscribers .to the Independent Telephone Tele-phone company service of the recent increase in-crease in rates by that corporation. Heretofore the company has charged $2 a month for individual telep.hones. but recently t lie price was increased to 5- 50 a month. Subscribers, who are complaining, com-plaining, say that thexcompany promised much cheaper rates than Its competitor when It secured Its franchise, and that il Is unfair to patrons to thus Increase the. mtes. Independent telephone officials say that tho cost or maintenance and operation has compelled them tp make the Increase, In-crease, and they point out that they are still 50 cents a month below the price charged by the Bell people. |