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munication with any part of the yo-kilometer radius, in which, at 

 the end of 1894, the company possessed 2,012 subscribers, besides 

 the 8,334 within Stockholm city. Two subscribers located on 

 opposite sides of the radius may consequently converse at will 

 without extra charge over a distance of 140 kilometers (87 miles). 



3. General Company's exchange. Internal trunk rates. 

 Same as those of the State, plus i -3^. per connection, which also 

 goes to the State. Accounts are collected every three months. 

 The record of connections on which money is payable by the 

 company to the State is kept by the State operator, and, as a rule, 

 this record must be accepted as correct. The State pays the 

 General Company 1-3^. for each conversation originated by a 

 State with a company's subscriber. 



4. General Company ' s exchange. International trunk rates. 

 The company's subscribers do not participate in this service. 



5. General Company's exchange. Rates for the telephoning 

 of telegrams. This service is free, but subscribers using it must 

 keep a deposit balance of not less than 55-. 6d. with the company. 



6. General Company's exchange. Local message service rates. 

 Same as the State's, which see. 



7. General Company's exchange. Messenger service rates. 

 Same as the State's, which see. 



8. General Company's exchange. Public telephone station 

 rates. For communication with any company's subscriber in 

 Stockholm or seventy kilometers around, \"$d. Time may be 

 limited to five minutes if necessary. Connections to State sub- 

 scribers, 2'6d. Trunk rates those of the State, plus 1-3^. per 

 connection. Subscribers have no advantage over strangers in 

 using the public stations. 



i. State exchange. Rates for local exchange communication. 



Admission Annual 



fee subscription 



s. d. s. d. 



For a business connection not over two kilo- 

 meters from the nearest switch-room .215 7 4811 

 For a private house connection, the State 

 reserving the right to put two houses 



on the same line .... 368 



Members of Parliament (four months in the 



year only) ...... 1132 



