314 Telephone Systems of the Continent of Europe 



The annual subscription, which franks only 1,000 communi- 

 cations not exceeding five minutes in duration each, per annum, 

 is : 



Within the fortifications 8/. 



Without the fortifications, but within three kilometers of 



the exchange ........ 2O/. 



When more than 1,000 conversations per annum are originated 

 by any subscriber the excess must be paid for at the rate of 165-. 

 per 100 or fraction thereof if he is located within the fortifications, 

 and of 4os. if without. Contracts are accepted for three years 

 only on first joining, which are subsequently renewable from year 

 to year 



2. Internal trunk line communication. The time unit is three 

 minutes. 



For the first 100 kilometers or less .... 14 '^d. 



Each additional 100 kilometers ..... 9 '6d. 



A considerable reduction may be had by paying for fifty talks 

 in advance, thus 



* d. 



100 kilometers or less, 50 three-minute talks . .200 

 Each additional 100 kilometers, extra . . . I 10 o 



3. Public telephone stations. The time unit for local talks 

 is five minutes. 



Non-subscribers ........ y6d. 



Subscribers to local exchanges, or persons who have paid for 



50 trunk talks in advance ...... 4'&/. 



Trunk talks are charged as from subscribers' offices. 



4. Telephoning of telegrams : 



Per telegram forwarded or received by a subscriber . . '<)6d. 

 In addition, for each five words contained in the telegram . '4&/. 



Messages must be in a language understood by the telegraph 

 clerk who receives or dictates them by telephone. Copies of 

 telegrams telephoned to subscribers are subsequently delivered 

 by messenger without charge. 



