Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 January 1903 — New Telephone Bill. [ARTICLE]

New Telephone Bill.

The telephone companies operating in the state .were made the object of attack in a bill presented Jf to the legislature to regulate the

rates they may charge for service. Under the bill no company can charge more than $1 a month for a residence 'phone, or 51.50 a for business ’phone.