Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!snorkelwacker!think!gem.mps.ohio-state.edu!lavaca.uh.edu!uhnix1!texbell!vector!telecom-gateway From: eli@ursa-major.spdcc.com Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: 800 Rates Message-ID: Date: 17 Nov 89 13:11:03 GMT Sender: news@vector.Dallas.TX.US Lines: 5 Approved: telecom-request@vector.dallas.tx.us X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@vector.dallas.tx.us X-TELECOM-Digest: volume 9, issue 520, message 11 of 12 Do all carriers charge in .1 second increments for 800 numbers? I just got my first 800 bill from US Sprint -- half of the calls were for 1 cent or 4 cents! It's cheaper to call cross-country with their 800 service than it is to dial in-state with NYNEX, at least for short calls, which I often do to check voice mail.