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May 4, 1922
The Cordele Dispatch And Daily Sentinel
Cordele, Crisp County, Georgia
What is this article about?
Telechrometers, new devices on telephones, measure talk time like utility meters to curb unnecessary or frivolous calls, saving costs; eavesdroppers on party lines will be charged equally.
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Talk meters are being installed on telephones and it is claimed they measure conversation after the same fashion that other meters in the house measure gas, electricity and water. The new instrument is known as the telechrometer and as fully 50 per cent of all telephone conversation is either unnecessarily long or frivolous the new invention will work a saving to the operator.
Every time the receiver is taken off the hook on a party line the meter begins to operate. The eavesdropper will be charged as much as if he had made the call.
Every time the receiver is taken off the hook on a party line the meter begins to operate. The eavesdropper will be charged as much as if he had made the call.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Justice
What keywords are associated?
Telechrometer
Telephone Meter
Party Line
Eavesdropping
Conversation Measurement
Story Details
Story Details
Telechrometers are installed on telephones to measure conversation duration like gas, electricity, and water meters, targeting unnecessarily long or frivolous calls to save costs for the operator; party line eavesdroppers are charged as if they made the call.