Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-10-04 | Page 9 | Delay Refused for Telephone Rates Answer

DELAY REUSED REFUSED FOR TELEPHONE RA RATES ANSWER I M. M S. S T. T T. T Must File Return Return Return Re- Re turn to Charges by Thursday Thursday Thursday Thurs Thurs- day State Board Orders The state pub public commis commis- slon sIan Wednesday denied the request of the Mountain States Telephone and andl Telegraph graph company for an extension I of time in which to file tile its answer to tol the commissions commission's formal harge pI excessive rates Notice of the denial was contained in a letter signed by E. E E. E Corfman Codman chairman of the commission to Orson Orson Or Or- son John Hyde general manager of the company The commissions commission's action action ac ac- ac- ac tion lion makes it mandatory upon the company to file its answer by Thursday Thursday Thurs Thurs- I day the end of the ten-day ten period setin setin set in the complaint The complaint was filed by the commission on its own motion September Sep Sep- 23 and cited 22 specific Instances instances in In- stances of overcharging for tor depreciation depre depre- maintenance operating expense ex cx- pense pease and other costs casts on the part of the company The company requested that it be given until December 1 to answer the charges citing the need for lor additional additional addi addi- time in which to make audits and gather data In view of the commissions commissions commission's com corn missions mission's denial of the request it is expected that the company's answer will be confined to a blanket denial of the charges The company has already forwarded forward forward- ed to the commission the requested data in connection with a previous case Involving the rates of the Logan exchange which It is charged ex cx- those for lor the Provo ex exchange hange where conditions are comparable The major rate ca case e will be set for hearing by the commission after the company's answer is received I