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From: "Donald E. Kimberlin" <0004133373@mcimail.com>
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Subject: Pennies to Heaven
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Date: 7 Aug 90 02:19:00 GMT
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X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 10, Issue 555, Message 9 of 9


        Here's news on the latest offering via 900 service, from the
August 6, 1990 edition of <CommunicationsWEEK>:
 
                     Just Dial 1-900-230-POPE
 
        "Delivering messages from the Pope may not have been the most
obvious use for "900" services, that that is exactly what Global
Telecom Ltd. is delivering over the Sprint Communications Co.
network.  Global Telecom, London, is using Sprint Gateways' Voice 900
Service Bureau to deliver messages from Pope Johm internationally.  A
call costs $2 for the first minute and 95 cents for each additional
minute."
 
Plus, I presume, Caesar's portion added to these prices, which of
course Sprint will bill and deliver unto Caesar directly for you!
 

[Moderator's Note: If he wanted to get 800 service, I guess MCI would
be out of the question. After all, 800-666-POPE would be a dead
giveaway! :)  PT]