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Show Telephone Calls o Weekend Better Saturday, Sunday Telephone customers who plan to make long distance holiday calls this year will have better luck calling on Saturday or Sunday, before Christmas, according to Mountain Bell Exchange Manager Cliff Finch. Finch said customers can take advantage of weekend rates and low use of telephone tele-phone circuits by calling on Saturday, Dec. 23 or Sunday, Sun-day, Dec. 24 before 5 p.m. "By calling before Christmas Christ-mas Day, you not only take advantage of low rates, but also have a better chance of having your call go through on the first try," Finch said. He explained that Christmas Christ-mas and Mother's Day are the two busiest calling days of the year. Everyone tries' to call at certain times, overloading ov-erloading long distance circuits cir-cuits and causing fast busy signals. "Utahns will place an es-' es-' timated 100,000 long distance dis-tance calls on Christmas Day, a 15 increase over last year," Finch said. He offered some tips to help people complete their holiday calls: Dial Direct. It's faster and cheaper than calls placed through an operator. Call on Saturday, December Decem-ber 23 or Sunday, Dec. 24, before 5 p.m. |