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From: henry@garp.mit.edu (Henry Mensch)
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Subject: Re: Calling 800 Numbers From Europe
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 From: "P. Knoppers" <knop@duteca.tudelft.nl>

>American visitors having an AT&T phone card can probably reach 800
>numbers through AT&Ts USA-direct service (I may have this name wrong),
>which has a toll-free number in the Netherlands.

Nope ... people who have 800 numbers agree to pay for calls
originating from certain areas (and often the entire US and Canada).
they never agreed to pay for calls coming in from abroad.


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