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From: jdominey@bsga05.attmail.com
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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.

Henry Mensch responds:

>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.

Incorrect!  The USA-Direct tariff specifically allows calls to 800
numbers in the US *if* you are using an AT&T calling card.  The call
is actually charged twice: once to the overseas caller for the
connection to AT&T's service center in Pittsburgh; and for the 800
call from Pittsburgh to the destination.  So the 800 user isn't
getting charged for a call from abroad - just another call from
Pennsylvania.


Jack Dominey - AT&T Commercial Marketing - Tucker, GA