Show New Telephone Rates Go Into Effect New telephone rates became effective In Ephraim with bills dated May 19 1969 according to Dee Severson local manager for Mountain States Telephone The Utah Public Service Commission on April 11 authorized authorized author author- the company to increase rates by annually It has been 11 years since telephone rates were adjusted upward In 1964 charges for residential service were re reduced reduced reduced re- re 25 per month New rate schedules call for foran foran foran an increase of 70 for one- one party residential telephone service and for an In Individual individual individual in- in business line per month One of the major changes ap approved approved approved ap- ap proved was package billing for switchboard and key telephone service This new billing practice practice practice tice enables customers to choose service features rather than individual parts and pieces of a telephone system Charges for connecting new telephones will Increase to four dollars for all work done on the same order at a residence and four tour dollars for each line or telephone connection within a business The time one-time charge for color and Princess telephones will be reduced to two dollars and the charge for nine and foot 13 cords will be discon discon- Charges s for extension telephones will be reduced to 75 per month New economy long distance calling times have been established established established to correspond with the interstate schedule With the new rates no to station tion call in Utah will have a acost acost cost differential of more than five cents greater than that for foran foran foran an Interstate call of the same distance placed at the same time of day In some cases Utah rates will be lower Charges for to person son calls will generally be in in- in creased Night rates on this type of service will be eliminated eliminated eliminated elim elim- and the same rate will apply 24 hours each day The new rate schedule ap approved approved approved ap- ap proved by the Public Service Commission May 12 will increase In Increase increase in- in crease revenue for the telephone telephone telephone tele tele- phone company by annually This Is less authorized the Com than was by mission on the April 11 order order Mr Severson said |