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Subject: Re: Itemised Bills - An Australian Followup
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This reply is to a message from U5434122@ucsvc.ucs.unimelb.edu.au: 

You write of "withholding services from everyone if not everyone can
have it".  In the U.S., direct-dialed international calling was (is?)
not available everywhere, and if you cannot dial direct because of
your exchange not being equipped for international dialing, you still
get the direct-dial rate unless your call requires any other operator
assistance.