Illinois News Index

Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 20 Jan 1938, p. 25

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.V4SCNvILL~ e FnAN~~N P AR~ MLtSrMAYY4000 V.UfiUfr VRFr ee wrST~P~ * YON5 SpRNGS*LoGRFANGE tiNS"DpALE-SMM OK . . T v4ofk. ,stJ.NO 14AREY Save on Suburban Cails with the NEW REDUCTIONS 0F 25/. OR MORE FOR TELEPHONE CIISTOMERS WHO CAILL FREQUENTLY Both Chicago and suburban telephoýne custorners, business and resi- dence, within the area pictured above, may now enjoy money.saving reductions on, suburban, calis by takinig the- optional new, Metro-. .politan service. The slightly higher monthly cost of Metropolitan service is more than offset hy reductions in the unit rate for suburban cails, if you are a frequtent user. Suburbàn residence customei-s within the area above rnay de- cide very simply whether the new service will bc profitable for theui. If thec Individual lhue or. Two-partv residence user now averages more~ than $1.25 per 1 month ini suburban calls to Chieaggo or' to points :)-cetL uuurban valls are reuuct.cuil4~ cents, . 0.cent cal!. to 8 cents, and 15-cent calis to 12 cents. With larger usùgçwithin any month, differing with business and residence service, further reductions auto. ruaticaliy lower additional 5mcent calis te 31/2. eents, 10-cent calis, to 7 cents, and 15-cenit câIlli! to'101/2 ens In Chicago, under, Metropolitan service, suburban cals to points. within the area will be applied te the monthly. local service guarantee. RATES AND SERVICE; Metropolitai ser- vice .is offered, tebusiness us ers 1in, Individual . uJe or. private switehboard service andto residence users in Indîvid- ual', private switchboard, and TWo-party service, botb'in Chicago and in. thé SuL- urban Metropolitan afrea (see map) - The monthly rate is sightly highèr than the purely: ]ocal service. Example:. Chicago residenre Two-party Metropolitan service includes 65 oUrgoing nies sage units and is $3 per month, which is just 25 cents more than T,%ýo-party imessage-rate ser- vice, which inceludes 65.purely local our- -going messages. Similarly, the Suburbani B usinless Individuial Metropolitan rate is just 50 cents hmore per lune than the purely local unlimit.ed-callinig business service. AMOIJNT 0IF SAVINGS. Substantial re- ductions are possible for residence'itdi- vidual and Two-party users if suburbait, usag is at all large. As aièxample, the following table shows hâw mueh present suburban Individual or. Two-party mrei derice custoiers cani save. Il Colis Witbin Prooer Aa'ea Now Averago Per Month $2.50 3.00 4.00 5.00 10.00 15.00 tinder Mtropol. ltan Servioe Samo NET Savîng Cells Would Cost Per Month $200 $ .25 2.35 .40 3.05 .70 3.75 1.00 7.25 2.50 1075 400 Above exatupleg apply only to suburban Indivîidual and Two.party residenre sub- scribers within the area, and whose cal are tô Chicago and to points listed on tnap. for which the -initial rate is nf'ot more than 15 cents. Witb variations, subhurban businessservice savings per line will Le about the saine. ýýChicago subscribers savings should also Le substantial, and, like the examples above, will also vary with individual usage. ILLINOIS BýELL TELEPEONE compANT, JANUARY .20, 1938

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