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Show Special Notice to Subscribers of IN CONNECTION WITH OUR EXPANSION & IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, ALL TELEPHONES WITH THE PREFIX"253" WILL BE CHANGED. THE CUT TO NEW NUMBERS WILL OCCUR MARCH 1,' 2, & "3, AND ABOUT 48 HOURS WILL BE REQUIRED. FOR THE WORK. O A NEW NUMBER CARD WILL O APPROXIMATELY 600 PRES-BE PRES-BE MAILED TO YOU BY ENT SUBSCRIBERS WITH '259' FEB. 28 WITH INSTRUCTIONS. PREFIXES WILL NOT BE O YOUR NEW TELEPHONE BOOK AFFECTED- WILL BE MAILED BY FEB. O IF YOU HAVE A CREDIT CARD 28 OR 29. WITH A '253' PREFIX, YOU vaii vm . dc DCDCAUkiAiiv WILL RECEIVE A NEW CARD Q YOU WILL BE PERSONNALLY prior TO THF HIT CONTACTED WHEN YOUR rmm W lUt UJL NUMBER IS CHANGED O IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO REACH A LOCAL NUMBER DURING MAR. 1-3, PLEASE CALL 411 FOR ASSISTANCE. You Must Now Dial All 7 Digets to Reach Your Party ( Growth and Development are Reasons for Change 1 A07" ABOUT OUR Beginning on March 1, 1972, the 253 3. Standardizing of the dial tone, ring back RILLING PROCEDU RE office code is being discontinued because tone, and. busy signals to provide con- 'L,I-"'v-? rWULyUAL e Mooo area has outgrown ihe telephone formify with other systems throughout rSilQIhJfc THIS CUT- Central Office equipment for this office thecountry. U lVV7 I ni-J sU I . code jne equipment used in the 253 office 4. Built-in trap facilities for nuisance call-code call-code Acs only a maximum telephone number ers. BulldinQ DUE TO OUR COMPUTER BILLING SYS- capacity of 1,000 private line numbers. This 5. Availability of more private lines. 3 TEM, SUBSCRIBERS WHO HAVE RE- is why we have had to use the 259 office in 6. This addition of the 259 equipment is one CEIVED ONE STATEMENT COVERING conjunction with the 253 prefix. further preparation for installation of Solid MORE THAN ONE NUMBER, WILL RE- Why can't we have both office codes-? DDD. CEIVE TWO STATEMENTS IF ONE NUM- We could keep both codes if we were not BER HAD A "253" PREFIX. connected to the inward Direct Distance Some items which might cause an incon- OrOwth DMC ct TcMEWT will rnvCD THF Dialing network, or if we made loca calls venience for a time, but which will provide for 3 S, ATEMI ENT W ILL C OVER THE on A town of this size is allowed only one better telephone habits in the future are: THE3 orHERBSM?NTW,L?COAVNER SkT cnio ? OUgh THE "259" PREFIX FROM THE TIME OF ZZi" " commumCaTIOn number instead of ust 5. THE CUT UP TO THE END OF THE Y , ' , , , .. , 2- llne numbers will need to dial 10 APRIL 5 BILLING PERIOD. With the new equipment and changes digits when dialing a number on the same better being made, you, the telephone user in the lines. Please consult your telephone di- PLEASE BEAR WITH US DURING c"y ePe"'ence ",e following improve- rectory for procedure for dialing people TUI1C TIWC Akin rM'T LJCCI ments. onyourline. SfV7C6 I MIS HMfc AND DUN I l-ltbl- , There is a 95 per cent chance that your 3. It has been a practice for some people TATE TO CALL OUR BUSINESS telepho ne number will remain the same with private line numbers in the 253 of- I II OFFICE IF YOU HAVE ANY no matter where you move in town. fice to use the last digit as a signal cocb QUESTIONS " 1 00 per ceent intercepting of your tele- for individual members of the family. phone number when it is disconnected This can no longer be done on the 259 f flT" ' ' for any reason. office. fl V' THIS IS ANOTHER PART OF MIDLAND'S EXPANSION PROGRAM Thank You for Your Past and Continued Cooperation |