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From: carols@world.std.com (Carol Springs)
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Subject: Re: Sprint Wars (Was: Sprint Puts it in Writing)
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Date: 26 Sep 90 12:36:15 GMT
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X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 10, Issue 682, Message 4 of 13


Joe Konstan writes in Vol. 10, issue 677:

>In TELECOM Digest #669, John Higdon writes:

>> A number of well-meaning readers advised me a while back to check 
>> out this plan or that plan involving long distance. 
>> Unfortunately, no IXCs currently offer any calling discounts for 
>> traffic within California.

>That is not presently true....  MCI's 
>PrimeTime Plus *does* include in-state long distance calls in its
>10.whatever cents per minute (one hour min) rate.  An additional
>benefit is that this rate starts at 5pm weekdays.

Starting October 1, Sprint will institute a California plan called
Sprint Select Intrastate Evening/Night/Weekend.  The first hour of
in-California calls made after 5 p.m. or on weekends is billed at
$7.90, and additional hours are $6.50 (prorated per minute).  There
are extra five to ten per cent discounts on daytime direct dial calls
and (I think) on interstate and international direct dial calls
regardless of time of day.  Perhaps someone with more hard facts can
post about the discounts and about how Sprint's Intrastate and
Interstate Sprint Select plans work together if a Californian signs up
for both.


Carol Springs                      carols@world.std.com