Show Bell e Company alters rates on L. L D. D calls Charges for long distance tel telephone e p h 0 n e service between states have been reduced for forthe forthe forthe the second time this year according to Dee Severson local manager for Mountain Bell The two reductions will save telephone customers approximately approximately approximately million annually he said The latest rate cut the cute the since to coast-to-coast calling be began began be- be gan In 1915 became 1915 became effective February 1 and includes A A special weekend rate for customer dialed out of state calls with a maximum charge of 70 cents for three- three minute calls between 8 am a.m. and 11 pm p.m. Saturday and 8 am a.m. and 8 pm p.m. Sunday The lower weekend rates are de designed designed designed de- de signed to shift peak calling loads from late Sunday evening to the more economical daytime period Establishment of a hour 24 rate schedule for to person-to- person calls with the same rates for the initial period regardless of the time of day Overtime charges would be the same as for operator-handled operator to station-to-station calls Extension of the late night 35 cent one minute customer- customer dialed rate for an additional hour hour from from 11 pm p.m. Instead of midnight and continuing to 8 am a.m. The The early evening rate will willbe willbe be eliminated and night rates will begin at 5 pm p.m. and continue continue continue con con- to 8 am a.m. I In 19 addition Severson said rate reductions on calls between be between between be- be tween Utah and Hawaii will be become become become be- be come effective March 1 1 The charges will drop from to for a three- three minute to station-to-station daytime daytime daytime day day- time call and from to for a three-minute three sta sta- to tion-to-station night call he said Also Included in the rate package is a revision in the time period that would make night rates on Hawaii calls apply from 5 pm p.m. to 7 am a.m. instead of from 7 pm p.m. to 7 am a.m. The various rate reductions are made possible by Im Improved Improved Improved Im- Im proved communications technOlogy technology technology tech tech- and techniques that have lowered the cost of building long distance circuits Im Improvements Improvements Improvements Im- Im have also helped offset the Increased costs of labor and materials Severson said ii a 1 |