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Show Holiday callers get cut rates SALT LAKE CITY -Because Christmas falls on a Friday this year, Mountain Bell customers in Utah will have additional '. time to place their Christmas season calls at a discount. Jim K earns, operations manager-AT&T Long Lines, confirmed that, as in past years, customers who place their longdistance long-distance calls on Christmas Day get a special, holiday rate. In addition, customers who want to avoid the traditional Christmas calling jam can wait until Saturday or Sunday to place their calls, thereby qualifying for regular weekend discounts of up to 60 percent. For customers calling on Christmas Day itself, Kearns has the following suggestions: Call when circuits are likely to be less busy, before 8 a.m. and between noon and 5 p.m. It's best to avoid peak calling periods from 10 to 11 a.m. and from 7 to 9 p.m. If you get a busy signal or a recorded. announcement indicating all circuits are busy, wait a few minutes and try again. Don't dail the operator. The operator cannot get an available circuit any faster than the customer dialing direct, because operators use the same longdistance long-distance circuits available to the public Dial direct whenever possible to save time and money. For details on rates, check the Customer Guide pages in the front of the telephone directory. Kearns said Christmas Day is traditionally one of the busiest days for Mountain Bell. The number of holiday calls continues to increase every year. In Utah, approximately 262,000 long distance calls are expected to be completed on Christmas Day to points both within and outside the state. That's about a 14 percent increase over last year. Kearns said Mountain Bell will have many employees working Dec. 25 to handle the expected volume. |
