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July 24, 1946
NEW YORK MOTORISTS TO SOON GET RADIOTELEPHONE SERVICE
Urban mobile radiotelephone service for motor vehicles in New York City and its vicinity will be available late this Summer or early Fall, according to present plans of the New York Telephone Company which expects to begin construction of the necessary equip¬ ment in August.
Under plans of the Telephone Company the service will extend 20 to 25 miles from each transmitter to include Greater New York, Nassau County, lower Westchester County and nearby New Jersey, Receiving stations will be established at strategic locations and mobile service operators, at a switchboard in the company * s Long Lines Building, will handle the calls.
As equipment becomes available the company expects several hundred mobile units and three channels will be served within the next year. Fbr primary operation the company will set up one voice channel in the 150 megacycle range with a control sta¬ tion to be located in the Long Lines Building to be linked with two 250watt transmitters.
Three classes of service will be offered: (1) a general two-way telephone service between any vehicle and any regular tele¬ phone or other mobile unit; (2) a two-way dispatch service between a customer* s office and his own mobile units only; and (3) a one¬ way signaling service to mobile units to notify the driver that he should comply with prearranged instructions.
Tentative rates for a 3-minute general message within the urban area will range from 30-40 cents, depending on the location of the land telephone. There will be a minimum service charge of $7 which will include 15 to 20 three-minute calls, and a directory listing, if desired. The charge for a one-minute two-way dispatch call will be 15 cents and there will also be a minimum monthly service charge for dispatch service. Toll rates will apply for calls outside the New York service area.
Radio equipment will be normally provided by the Telephone Company but may be provided by the customer. Company installations will cost $15 monthly, including maintenance, while the installa¬ tion charge will be $25.
The Bell System has also made plans for radiotelephone ser¬ vice to operate along intercity highways and arrangements are now being made to place stations along the New York CityBoston highway, to be ready in early November as well as along the New York-AlbanyBuffalo highway to be ready early next year. Tran smitteivrecei vers are to be located in or near New York City, White Plains, Poughkeep¬ sie, Albany, Fonda, Utica, Syracuse, Rochester and Buffalo.
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