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September 3, 1926 WINNETKA TALK 31 Important Announcement LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE SERVICE D CHANGES "os ("Applying only to points outside the State of Illinois.) Effective October 1, 1926 Reductions in Long Distance Rates " To points 150 miles or more distant the rates will be sub- stantially reduced. The greater the distance, the greater the reduction. For example. from Winnetka to Detroit the basic station-to-station rate will be $1.35 instead of $1.60; to Pitts- burgh, $2.10 instead of $2.75; to New York, $3.40 instead of $4.65; to San Francisco, $8.25 instead of $11.90. A few rates for distances between 24 and 110 miles will be adjusted to make the schedule consistent throughout, but in these cases the in- crease of the basic station-to-station rate will be only five cents Reversed Charges on Station-to-Station Calls : Heretofore the reversal of charges has been available only on 4 person-to-person calls. As a further convenience to the public this privilege will be extended to station-to-station calls where the rate is 25 cents or more. Longer Reduced Rate Period on Station-to-Station Calls Reduced rate hours for station-to-station calls will begin at 7 P.M. instead of 8:30 P. M., as formerly. Between 7 and ¥ 8:30 P. M. the discount will be approximately 25 per cent ot the day station-to-station rates; from 8:30 P. M. to 4:30 A. M. the discount will be about 50 per cent of the day rates. These discounts will apply where the day station-to-station rate is 40 cents or more, with a minimum reduced rate of 35 cents. Be- cause of the unsatisfactory service conditions which it brought about, the existing midnight discount will be discontinued. The net result of these rate changes will be a saving to the telephone users of the United States of approximately $3,000,000 a year. The service changes are made in the interests of public convenience, to relieve the burden now imposed by the congestion of business at mid- night and to furnish still better long distance service. ; * Application has been filed by the Company with the Illinois Commerce Commission to make * the same changes in rates between Illinois points. Notice will be given to the Company's sub- scribers when and if such rates become effective. | ILLINOIS BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY