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From: cmylod@oracle.nl (Colum Mylod)
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Subject: Those (900) Numbers
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It's interesting all those opinions on premium-line/900 numbers, but
they are for profit and no-one NEEDS to dial them in any case.  But
what if you do? From the Quotes section of "The Sunday Tribune" dated
19 August:

       "Calls to this line are charged at 25p per
        minute cheap rate and 38p per minute all
        other times."

        - British Foreign Office answering ma-
        chine for concerned relatives of those
        trapped in the Gulf.

(These are the charges for the BT 898 service, not the normal trunk
charges.)

Colum Mylod      cmylod@oracle.nl     The Netherlands     Above is IMHO


[Moderator's Note: Isn't it pretty rotten when someone wants to make a
profit from a family's concern and grief about their loved one?   PAT]