Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!accuvax.nwu.edu!nucsrl!telecom-request From: Werner Uhrig Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: AT&T USAdirect Service News: New Regions; Slightly Better Rates Message-ID: <12481@accuvax.nwu.edu> Date: 23 Sep 90 10:43:50 GMT Sender: news@accuvax.nwu.edu Reply-To: Werner Uhrig Organization: TELECOM Digest Lines: 51 Approved: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@eecs.nwu.edu X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 10, Issue 670, Message 8 of 9 ***** for an updated free wallet card, call 1-800-874-4000 ext. 374 ***** I just received ATT's International TraveLer Newsletter in which they announce USAdirect service availability in some new regions and better rates in some others (as follows): a) The initial rate period is reduced from three to one minute (additional minutes rate is effective after first minute.) b) The rate for "additional minutes" stays the same, but the "initial minute" is slightly cheaper. NEW regions (and their access numbers) are: Anguilla 1-800-872-2881 Antigua Boatphone Marine 872 Bermuda 1-800-872-2881 Egypt 356-0200 El Salvador 190 Haiti 001-800-872-2881 Honduras 123 Malaysia 800-0011 Montserat 1-800-872-2881 Zimbabwe 110-899 Examples of (new) RATES for some countries: [rates per minute] Australia $3.10 $1.25 [first minute seems unusual] Bahamas $1.20 $.78 Bermuda $1.27 $.85 Brazil $2.50 $1.04 France $1.71 $1.06 Germany $1.77 $1.09 Japan $3.36 $1.24 Korea $3.10 $1.37 Netherlands $1.70 $1.05 UK $1.20 $.94 Applicable Service Charges: (per call) AT&T Calling Card $2.50 Collect $5.75 Person-to-Person $6.00