Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-02-28 | Page 1 | Handset Cost Slash Asked

i I HANDSET COST SLASH ASKED The Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph company Friday asked the state public service com om- commission om- om mission for permission to reduce the surcharge on handsets from 2 25 cents a month for 36 26 months to 15 cents for 18 months The application contained in aletter a letter etter to E. E E. E Corfman commission commission commis commis- sion sian chairman from C. C C C. C Alston Aiston Utah manager of tho the utility also asked permission to abolish the change charge or a charge of from 1 1 to l install stall a handset handset handset hand hand- set in place of a desk set In the recent hearing of ot the states state's rate ca case e against the compan company com corn pany pan F F. L. L commission chief accountant and R R. R. R Carey assistant as- as assistant as as- accountant testified an any surcharge of more than 15 cents for two years years' is excessive The commission estimated there are handsets in Utah with he tho proposed reduction saving telephone telephone telephone tele tele- phone company customers 1200 a month or a year This saving Mr Corfman Codman said Is 18 Ismore Ismore more moro than the sum th the hearing bearing cost tho the state Tho The proposed reduction if granted grant grant- ed would be bo the second in a little littlemore moro more than a year In December 1934 the company reduced surcharges surcharges sur Bur charges for supplementary equipment equipment equipment equip equip- ment at an estimated saving to consumers consumers con con- sumers o of between and 30 30 a year