Show Talkers Talkers Utah Phones A construction program of million the million the third consecutive consecutive con con- ve year the company's construction budget has topped million highlighted t e d Mountain States Telephones Telephone's 1966 annual report now being mailed to PRES LOWELL G. G Wingert reported that the money was required for c central en t r a 1 office equipment new telephone in in- in extension of local and long distance facilities for forthe forthe forthe the purchase of or land construction tion and Improvement of buildings buildIngs buildings build build- ings and for general equip equip- ment The company added telephones durin during 1966 includIng including ing new phones in Utah At the end of the year this brought to over three and one- one quarter million MST telephones in service in the utility's eight eight- state operating area UT UTAH All HAS nearly telephones in operation Of this total number about seven of every ten are residence telephones telephones telephones tele tele- phones and the rest are business business business busi busi- ness phones The report also indicates that telephone customers used their phones more than ever before Long distance messages were up nine per cent over 1965 MORE THAN 2 1 million long distance calls were completed completed completed com com- by MST customers many of which were dialed direct on the company's Direct Distance Dialing equipment The value of telephone plant land buildings s and equipment in service at the end of 1966 to totaled totaled totaled to- to more than 1 2 1 billion dollars representing a company compa compa- ny Investment of per tele tele- phone EARNINGS for 1966 amounted amount amount- ed to per share compared to per share tor for the previous previous previous pre pre- twelve months The report shows that with the conversion of the Roosevelt manual office this summer all MST exchanges will be op dial by the end of 1967 |