Telephones and telegraphs and municipal electric fire-alarm and police patrol signaling systems; 1912

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1915 Excerpt: ...from exchange. MOBILE, ALA. NET ANNUAL EXCHANGE RATES OF THE SOUTHERN BELL TELE-PHONE 6l TELEGRAPH CO. IN EFFECT AUG. 17, 1914. Indlvidualand party-line service: Where the same charge is shown for service with different numbers of subscribers on a circuit, under business or residence flat rates or message rates, the lower grades of service are ordinarily employed only beyond the base-rate area, with mileage charges. Flat rates.--Flat rates are available, without mileage charges, to all residence subscribers and to party-line business subscribers within 2 miles of a central office and to all individual-line business subscribers within 1 mile of a central office. Individual-line business flat rates are also available, at fixed higher rates In lieu of mileage charges, to all subscribers within specified radial distances between 1 and 2 miles of a central office. Beyond this radial distance regular mileage charges apply. MOBILE, ALA.--Continued. Private branch exchange service: No. 1 private branch exchangee (contracts are for periods of 5 years)--Commercial and department store--Flat rates--Switchboard, cord or cordless, with one operator's telephone, $1 for each station originally connected, minimum charge, $24. When a considerable number of stations are subsequently connected or disconnected, the switchboard charge is modified accordingly. Trunk lines, both-way, each $72.00 Trunk lines, incoming, each 36.00 Stations, main or extension, each 12.00 Battery power.--This charge is computed as follows: A circuit charge of $3 per annum per quarter-mile or fraction thereof, route measurement; a terminal charge of $6 per annum for each circuit; and a power charge of 36 cents per annum for each station, including operators' telephones. The maximum charge is $2 per an...