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Reduction In Telephone Rates

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Parent Issue
Day
30
Month
April
Year
1897
Copyright
Public Domain
OCR Text

Monday morning Manager T. J. Keech, of the Michigan Telephone Co., called up the Argus office and said "I have a piece of news tor you." He then went on to relate that beginning with July 1, the telephone rates changed for Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti subscribers would be : For business houses, $24, net, per annum; two or three on the same line, $30 each ; four to six on the same line, $16 each. For residences, $18, net; two or three on the same line $17 each ; four to six on that same line, $15 each. This new rate is the same as that offered by the New State Telephone Company, which has been trying for some time to get a foothold in Ann Arbor. The tariff of rates to outside points is now undergoing a revision and will be completed before July 1. It is understood by the Argus that the telephone rate to Detroit will be fixed at the same price as that charged for a telegram of 10 words, viz., 25 cents. Manager Keech also announces that the company stands ready to enter into contracts with subscribers at the above rates for terms of from one to five years' duration if they so desire.