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Show THE SAN JUAN RECORD Thursday February 24, 1983 Telephone company third number policy changed Contel and Mountain Bell operators will begin advising customers that beginning March 1 long distance calls made from public phones billed to a third number will not be completed unless someone at the other number accepts the call. The change in policy is being made to protect customers from being billed far calls they dont make and to reduce long distance telephone fraud. Between now and March 1, if no one answers or the line is busy at the third number, the call will still go through. But on March 1, acceptance from someone at the third number for calls made from public phones will be required before such a call can be completed. Operators will tell customers, Ill check that number and connect If the third you. isnumber busy or doesnt the answer, operator will say, Your billing number is busy third-number-bil- led - San Juan Record tAS(oCFirst Place Group COMMUNITY v( ne third-number-bil- practice is ling growing as a result. In the long run, telephone rates customers pay are affected by fraudulent use of the companys facilities, he said. Third Number service will . still be offered to customers, and infrequent users of public phones Published every Thursday at Monticello, Utah, 84535. Second class postage paid at Monticello, the X or doesnt answer. Billing on this call is acceptable. However, starting March 1, I will need verbal acceptance from your billing number or alternative billing such as a Calling Card. The verification attempt takes approximately 30 seconds. This is only a logical extension of our collect callpractice, said Grant T. Callister, Manager-TelephoServices for Continental Telephone Co. of the West. The revision is designed to protect customers from being charged for calls they dont make, Misbilled calls from public telephones are growing at an alarming rate. Customer dissatisfaction with the present Address Utah (USPS 480-40: Box Monticello, 879, changes Utah. The San Juan Record is a member of the Utah Press Assoc, 0.) - PUBLISHERS 1 PAGE i I L Adams J. Martin TYPOGRAPHY SUBSCRIPTION RATES Juan County Outside county San $8.00 9.00 Canada 12.00 Elsewhere Newsstand 15.00 25? wont notice much change. But a customer who has to make several calls from apublic phone and bill them to a third number may want to consider an alternative method of billing, said Callister, Operators are also advising customers that if no on accepts the charges at the third number, alternative methods of paying for such calls are available. They include calling collect, paying for the call with coins or using a calling card. Card calls can be Calling and easier than faster placed calls and are less expensive. With Call Card Service, customers can dial on long distance zero-plareas calls in where this service is available. The customer dials in the Calling Card number and billing is handled automatically. From public phones, customers hear a tone followed by a brief announcement of dialing instructions. Customers can obtain Calling Cards by calling their local Contel business office and avoid any inconvenience created by this third-number-bil- led us policy change. Third Armored reunion in Denver The Third Armored (Spearhead) Division Association is seeking to contact its World War D combat veterans. The National Association is holding its 36th annual reunion in Denver, Colorado September 28 through October 1, 1983. Former members may write to Clifford L. Elliot, National President, 1262 East Green Road, Fruit Heights, Utah 84037. More bonding for Monticello reservoir The Monticello City Council was informed by Mike Young of the San Juan Water Conservancy District, that the long sought Monticello reservoir faces yet another hurdle before it can be constructed. According to Young, an initial bonding authorization was set at $3.5 million and the project now requires an addimillion bonding tional $1.5 authority. The Water Resource Board wiU approve the additional loan if the necessary local bonding authority can be secured. The City Council has requested its attorney to investigate the steps necessary to secure such authority. Monty Dalton and Kay Randall met with the council to express over proposed new concern utility charges for RV and Trailer Parks. The council agreed not to take final action until a later date. K.C. Jones of Meadowlark discussed the drainage problems which are delaying road construction in that subIt appears that the division. drainage problems are not as severe as anticipated and, as a result, road improvements may be carried out sooner than anticipated. sub-divis- ion Year of Progress - Part II to assure adequate This is second in a series of five articles dealing with Secretary James Watts description of Interior Department The articles are based on the publication A Year of Progress: Preparing for the programs. 21st Century. to Secretary of According Interior Watt Our Nations parklands, conservation areas, and wildlifeprograms are suffering from neglect. We have not adequately protected the lands we have and need to take steps to and restore our improve resources. Watt states that in the two years of the Reagan administration, the Department of Interior has taken active steps to restore the quality of our National parks and conservation by: 1. Creating a five year $1 billion park restoration and improvement program. 2, Raising federal park and recreation user fees by 75 fundpercent of our for maintenance ing parks. 3. Recommending the addition of eight National Wild and Scenic Rivers systems, totaling 245 and adding 7,182 miles to miles, the National Trails System, 4. Increasing the number of Landmark designations to 543 as listed in the National Registery, and implementing the 1981 Restoration Act which grants a 25 percent tax credit for the restoration of historic structures. 5. partnership for public-priva- te the sions. an innovative Executing operation of park conces- in wilderness the Department of activities, Interior has recommended the Watt says, addition of 21,000 acres to the National Wilderness areas in New Mexico and completed 29 percent of the BLM land management areas encompassing 1.5 study million acres. (Please turn to page 7) Announcing... 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