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Letter to Editor
December 13, 1916
The Day Book
Chicago, Cook County County, Illinois
What is this article about?
A telephone subscriber criticizes the company for inadequate warnings about potential charges for unconnected calls under measured service, despite instructions on installed meters.
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ON TELEPHONE CALLS.—The telephone operator who replied to my note warning users of measured service will have difficulty in convincing her employers that it is not possible for the subscriber to be charged with calls he doesn't get.
The telephone company warns the subscriber as I did on the meters it installs, on request, for $3. On the front of this meter they say:
"If you do not get the number called notify the operator and the call will not be registered."
My criticism is that the company does not issue this warning in any other way and does not suggest that
The telephone company warns the subscriber as I did on the meters it installs, on request, for $3. On the front of this meter they say:
"If you do not get the number called notify the operator and the call will not be registered."
My criticism is that the company does not issue this warning in any other way and does not suggest that
What sub-type of article is it?
Persuasive
Informative
What themes does it cover?
Commerce Trade
Social Issues
What keywords are associated?
Telephone Calls
Measured Service
Subscriber Charges
Operator Notification
Meter Warning
Letter to Editor Details
Main Argument
the telephone company fails to adequately warn subscribers about charges for unconnected calls beyond meter instructions, leading to potential unfair billing.
Notable Details
Quotes Meter Warning: 'If You Do Not Get The Number Called Notify The Operator And The Call Will Not Be Registered.'