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An alternative to the public telephone:

Microtel Tariff telephone.

The microtel tariff-telephone is an apparatus conceived and designed to offer public telephone like service in commercial centers, shops, restaurants or other establishments serving the general public.

It consists of a telephone with a display , which is connected to a small control box. the cost of the call is calculated automatically and appears on the display. once the phone call is over, the cost of the call is registered at the control box so that the proprietor may view the charge to collect for the call or return tha appropiate change to the caller.

The control box permits activation of the telephone and programming of the different modes of operation as well as calculating and displaying cost of calls and the change that would be returned to the caller.

Modes of operation:

Prepaid: Caller pays a sum that is keyed in at control box. the caller then proceeds to make call or calls up to the cut-off amount entered at the control box. caller will see cost of call and any change due on the small screen on phone. this information is also registered at the control box so that the propietor may return any money due the caller.

Post pay: Cost of call is displayed at the phone and control box, allowing the proprietor to collect for the phone call.

Proprietor mode: In this mode the telephone functions like any normal phone without any restrictions. however, the cost of calls will be calculated and will appear on the telephone’s screen.







Updating tariffs:

Periodically or at fixed intervals, the telephone will automatically communicate with the telephone company’s control center in order to update tariffs and other functions of the phone service.

The function of communicating with the telephone company’s control center is accomplished through a microcomputer and proprietary software that permits telephone billing and any updating of system via modem.

Easy of instalation, you only need a 110 VAC power outlet and cellular coverage.



Advantages of MICROTEL’S tariff telephone:

For the user:

There is no need to have coins or prepaid cards in order to make a call. caller pays the exact cost of the call to the proprietor.

For the propietor:

Provides another source of income as well as another way to attract customers.

For the telephone company:

Ease of collection. the proprietor recieves a normal monthly bill. the phone company avoids any handling of coins or the use of prepaid phone cards.

 Can offer the public this service at a fraction of the cost of conventional public telephone service.

 Cost of maintenance is drastically reduced due to the proprietor controlling the use of the phone. there is very little chance of abuse or vandalism.


Cellular Operation:

The MICROTEL TARIFF Phone operates in the CDMA 800 MHz and GSM 900 MHz Cellular band.




Control box

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