Telephone charges
Sir,—lf this Government goes: back on its promise made in August;! 1987, that it had no plans'; to charge for local telephone! calls, it will be sounding its own! death An advertisement on television at present exhorts us to use the telephone when lonely. Unfortunately, many lonely people! will be reluctant to do that if every call is charged for. The telephone is the lifeline that enables elderly people to continue living in their own homes. Contacting friends and relatives regularly, especially when unwell; is so reassuring, but to be charged for every call will mean reluctance to do so, which, could eventually lead to psychological, mental and physical problems. With monthly rental 1 , one knows how much to budget for. May the powers-that-be think deeply before considering such a scheme. — Yours, etc.,
!IM. E. HOUSTON. March, 5, 1988.
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