Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!accuvax.nwu.edu!nucsrl!telecom-request From: David E A Wilson Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: Toll-free 800 Equivalents in Foreign Countries Message-ID: <6164@accuvax.nwu.edu> Date: 9 Apr 90 00:10:15 GMT Sender: news@accuvax.nwu.edu Organization: Dept of Computing Science, University of Wollongong, Australia Lines: 19 Approved: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@eecs.nwu.edu X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 10, Issue 240, Message 3 of 8 iiasa!wnp@relay.eu.net (wolf paul) writes: >You should also note that in most countries where all local calls are >charged according to duration, the equivalent of an 800-service call >is not really toll-free, but rather charged as a local call. Here in Australia our toll free numbers (008) have just changed from costing one local call fee (21c) to no charge to the calling party (unless using a mobile phone). In addition, a restricted range of numbers in my area now get fully itemised IDD (international) billing at no charge. According to Telecom, over the next few years this will be extended to all numbers and also to STD (long distance) calls as well. David Wilson david@wraith.cs.uow.oz.AU