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From: monty@sunne.east.sun.com (Monty Solomon - Temp Consultant)
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Subject: Re: "Air Time" Charges For Unanswered Cellular Calls
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Date: 13 Sep 90 22:19:49 GMT
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In article <11480@accuvax.nwu.edu> AUGUST@vlsi.jpl.nasa.gov (Richard
B. August) writes:
X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 10, Issue 606, Message 8 of 9

>Is there information available in the Archives or other repository
>which mentions a movement of cellular telephone users to lobby the PUC
>regarding the charging for "AIR TIME" in cellular systems?

I am assuming from your Subject: line that you are speaking about
charges for air time on an unanswered or busy call.  My cellular
company does NOT charge for uncompleted calls.  My air time charges
start at answer supervision time, not at call placement time.  The
same applies for incoming calls, I am not charged for calls that I
don't answer.  Just FYI, my supplier is Cellular One.

Cellular One told me today that they charge for air time on forwarded
calls even though these calls don't use the cell.


[Moderator's Note: And that has to be a sleazy tactic also. Ameritech
does not charge for calls forwarded which involve no air time.   PAT]