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Show s , J? 1 iM I tit Guidelines Change Davis Phone Service Continued From that only 2.8 of Kaysville customers made $3 or more in calls to Bountiful. In addition, the survey showed 64.2 percent of the Kaysville users making no calls to Salt Lake, and 90.7 percent of the users making three calls or less per month. Telephone officials didnt indicate how many customers were involved in the survey of or what the preference was to calling Ogden, which is closer. The survey also didnt point out demand from the Farmington area. FARMINGTON Davis County the service is faster and more convenient, it has reduced the number of telephone operator positions in the main office and contributed to increased coin rates for calls within the county. A call from Layton to Bountiful under the old system from a pay telephone cost about 30 cents; under the new system the cost is 55 cents. Bell. huV6 la ted. f Another zone since most billing revenue goes into a general fund. However, when asked if they would soon find out if an As a resalt of surveys like area was operating at a loss this, Mountain Bell about 15 of revenue, Mr. Hill said years ago recognized a there were ways of de termvice problem in north Davis ing losses for service so that County, Rep. Hansen said. rates could be adjusted. The company introduced a Not Possible service called Metropac to Mr.' Knight and Mr. Hill the area about 12 years ago. pointed out that it would not It was first installed on a be possible to use the Metflat fee basis with unlimited ropac fees toward the purchtalking time to all cities in ase of permenant equipment e county and Salt Lake and for broadened exchange service in north Davis. gden. Our revenue is spread Attaches Time limit over all customers and costs Rep. Hansen claims a cou- said Mr. Hill. averaged, pie of years later the com-n- y, is This the way people only saying the service was in remote areas can afford abused, attached a time limit for calls and set a .telephones. toll for exceeding that time. Telephone officialssaid there are several areas of Today for Metropac serthe state that are also vice a resident can have extended calling privileges seeking extended area serfor 2 hours per month of vice, and the companys calling time at a rate of construction budget of $105 million for 1978 will not cover 4.10, and 3 hours for $6.15. the cost. Additional minutes are bil -- BOUNTIFUL Shaded area shows Davis County section that has limited toll free calling. A set of guidelines is being considered for providimg extended telephone call zones. The company points out that County subscribers have received recent Improvements in their tele- phone service. Touch-ton- e dialing has been made available for Kaysville exchange customers. The company is installing new cable equipment costing more than $384,000 in the area. Kaysville-Layto- n total of claims to have kept telephones affordable during an intense battle with inflation. Another concern to company officials is the increasing competition. Other telephone companies have been getting a larger chunk of the telephone service market in the Intermountain Region over recent years. The public can now purchase outright telephones In all shapes and sizes for use in the home. Mountain Bell The company points out while their spending has over the increased five-fol- d past several years, customer rates have only increased an avearage of 30 percent. PliMi fTyitrai A lines and 1,000 1,000 creases. The company that terminals will be added to the central office at a cost of $266,000. Zero Plus Dialing has also been introduced to the area. A service that company officials said will save up to 40 percent in calling time for long distance calls. The customer can dace credit card, collect and other long- - An example of multipurchases is the Davis County Community and Mental Health Service which purchased telephones for one of its offices. Several cateLog stores are advertising a wide variety of telephones for sale too. Another hearing is scheduled on the adoption of the EAS guidelines but no date has been set. The Utah Committee of Consumer Services has also asked the PSC to schedule a hearing to discuss the merits of extended area service without a rate increase for Farming-ton- , improvement soon to be introduced is the Automatic Intercept Service. When a person gets a number not in service or one that has been changed, the caller is notified by computer. Go Before P8C The telephone company must go before the Public Service Commission like other utilities for rate in- CENTERVILLE Company officials say they dont have figures showing the amount of money or profit collected from Metropac or longdistance calls from customers in the limited calling ra -- charges a monthly fee for the use and maintenance of its other than standard dial models. The purchase of a telephone eliminates that linesh'owfe-although the Although led at a rate of .062 cents for each minute. Rep. Hansen said the telephone company didn't inform the people that the unlimited service was being abused. He claims the company added on an unnecessary toll charge. D-- 2 percent l distance calls without having to first call the operator. After the call is placed, the qEerator comes on the line Kaysville, Fruit Heights, East Layton, Layton, Syracuse and surrounding county residents. 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