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From: murray@sun13.scri.fsu.edu (John Murray)
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Subject: What Must 900 Sleazoids Say About Charges?
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Date: 8 Nov 90 16:50:38 GMT
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What are 900-number operators required to tell the public about the
charges for their services?

I ask this question out of curiosity, sparked by an unsolicited letter
I recieved today: "Your $5,000 limit Gold Card has been approved! Call
our customer service operators RIGHT AWAY! at 1-900-xxx-xxxx(*)"

 ..and down at the bottom in tiny little type it says "(*) .95 charge
per minute..."

BUT (and here's the specific question) there's no mention of a minimum
charge for the call. (most scum like this charge about $45 for the
call) Are they required to tell us when there is a minimum billing of,
say, 45 minutes?

Not that I ever had any intention of calling, of course. This was
obviously a look-alike card that is trying to seem like a Visa gold or
an AmEx gold. A 2-in-1 attack on people without much common sense.

Disclaimer: Any opinions above have little or nothing to do with reality.


John R. Murray              
murray@vsjrm.scri.fsu.edu   
Supercomputer Research Inst.