C&P Telephone - Operator talks Long Distance Rates - 1970's

Complete Record: C&P Telephone - Operator talks Long Distance Rates - 1970's A telephone operator explains how long distance rates actually go up Sunday at 5 pm and that people (instead of waiting until Sunday night to call) should place their calls all day Saturday and Sunday until 5pm. From a 16mm print Follow us on Twitter @FromFilm This has the post-1969 Bell System logo. This commercial comes from West Virginia so this is actually C&P Telephone of West Virginia. More C&P commercials to come. The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company, usually known as C&P Telephone, was a d/b/a name for four Bell Operating Companies providing service to Washington, D.C., Maryland, West Virginia, and Virginia. Three of the companies are owned by Verizon Communications: The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company (DC) The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Maryland The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Virginia One company is owned by Frontier Communications: The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of West Virginia