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Clinch Valley News
Tazewell, Jeffersonville, Tazewell County, Virginia
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Virginia implemented reduced intra-state long distance telephone rates on Sunday, ordered by the State Corporation Commission, saving users an estimated $280,000 annually. Station-to-station calls benefit most, with some reductions for person-to-person calls and a new 15-cent charge for third-number calls.
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A cut rate on intra-state long distance telephone calls went into effect in Virginia Sunday.
The rate cut ordered by the State Corporation Commission will save telephone users an estimated $280,000 a year.
Persons making station-to-station long distance calls will benefit most, though there also will be some reduction in person to person calls.
Also going into effect last Sunday was a new 15 cent charge on third number calls, in which the caller instructs the operator to charge the call to another number.
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Virginia
Event Date
Sunday
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estimated annual savings of $280,000 for telephone users; new 15-cent charge on third-number calls.
Event Details
A rate cut on intra-state long distance telephone calls went into effect, primarily benefiting station-to-station calls with some reductions for person-to-person calls. The cut was ordered by the State Corporation Commission.