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From: stiles@druhi.att.com (K. L. Stiles)
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Subject: Re: AT&T Reach Out America Plan
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Date: 14 Aug 90 16:13:40 GMT
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In article <10687@accuvax.nwu.edu>, rruxc!wws@bellcore.bellcore.com
(Wayne Scott) says:

> I've been subscribing to the AT&T ROA Plan for several months now and
> I'm not sure that I'm saving any money.

> What's the general opionion out there?  Is it worth it or not?

Let me first say that I am an AT&T employee, but the information here
is from my personal phone bill and unbiased.

I have the 24 hour ROA plan: for $8.70/mo., I get one hour night/wkend
calls, 25% discount on evening calls, and 10% discount on daytime
calls.  The stats for my July bill (taxes not included in figures):

		 	      3.15 hours night/weekend
				  - 1 hour allotment            $ 8.70
				  - 2.15 hours at 6.60/hour	$14.19
                             $30.01 evening at 25% discount     $22.51
			     $15.02 daytime at 10% discount     $13.52
							       -------
					            ROA	Total	$58.92
	        Non-ROA Total (price for each call is listed)   $73.83
							       -------
					           ROA Savings	$14.91

If I had only the basic plan which I believe is $7.15/mo., my ROA
total would have been $66.37, a $7.46 savings.  The bottom line is
that it really depends on your calling habits.  Analyze your own bill
as I have done, and see for yourself.  Every time I've checked mine (3
or 4 times a year), ROA has always saved me $$.  Hope this helps.


Kevin Stiles   AT&T Bell Labs, Denver, CO 


[Moderator's Note: I wanted the 24 hour plan, and it is advertised as
being available here in IBT territory. However, when I ordered it I
was told I could not have it because the computer would not accept
both the daytime five percent discount AND the intrastate
'transparency' which I have at night. Apparently intrastate calls do
not get the daytime five percent discount, and IBT has not been able
to figure out how to give both that and the intra/inter on one account
at the same time without getting daytime intrastate calls involved.  PAT]