384 Telephone Systems of the Continent of Europe 



scriber has to pay $s. ^d. instead of 2s. $d. for each additional 

 100 meters. 



A subscriber wishing to have a second instrument in connec- 

 tion with his exchange line pays i6s. per annum, with 2s. $d. for 

 each 100 meters of extra wire required. In such a case, the 

 annual talks from the two instruments together must not exceed 

 800 without the extra charge being incurred. A drop indicator 

 in connection with the subscriber's instrument, to show whether 

 he has been called in his absence, costs is. *]d. per annum ; a 

 two-indicator switch 8s., and a trembling bell 3^. 2\d. per annum. 



The areas that may be spoken over without incurring trunk 

 line charges are much more restricted than in Belgium. As a 

 rule, communications outside the limits of a town and its suburbs, 

 if obtained through a second exchange, are regarded as trunk 

 messages. Should an interruption of a subscriber's wire continue 

 for a longer period than five days, he is entitled to have his sub- 

 scription refunded for every subsequent day that he is without com- 

 munication. Government and police calls take precedence of all 

 others. Subscribers may allow outsiders to use their instruments, 

 but as all conversations go to extinguish the 800 free talks per- 

 mitted, it obviously does not pay to admit much latitude in this 

 respect. An outsider may arrange to use a subscriber's instrument 

 and to have his name printed in the list on payment of Ss. annually 

 to the State. He is left free to make his own arrangements, 

 monetary or otherwise, with the subscriber, the latter being held 

 responsible for all payments except the Ss. 



There is no limit set to the duration of local talks. The 

 shifting of subscribers' instruments is charged for. For a shift 

 within the same building the actual expense incurred falls to be 

 paid ; a removal to another house, whether within the same 

 exchange area or another, is subject to a fixed charge of 165., with 

 excess mileage if the new line exceeds two kilometers in length. 

 Each subscriber is furnished free with a list of members within 

 his own district, but must pay 2 '88^. for each copy of other district 

 lists. Non-subscribers must buy all lists at 4*8^. per copy. When 

 a subscriber wishes to figure in his list under more than one letter 

 or denomination he can do so on payment of is. id. per additional 

 entry. 



