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From: dave@westmark.westmark.com (Dave Levenson)
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Subject: Re: Local Long Distance Calls, and Thoughts on a New Service
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Date: 11 Jan 91 00:20:37 GMT
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In article <15923@accuvax.nwu.edu>, CAPEK%YKTVMT.BITNET (Peter G. 
Capek) writes:

[ an article about using inter-LATA carriers for intra-LATA calls ]

> [Moderator's Note: Telecom*USA uses 'area code' 700 for this purpose.
> Dial 700 + number in your own area code to make a local call billed
> via Telecom*USA instead of Illinois Bell. Don't ask me how they
> legally get away with it.  PAT]

In NJ, all of the inter-LATA carriers except AT&T provide intra-LATA
service.  We can use 10xxx plus the home area code and local number,
unless xxx happens to be 288 (AT&T).  I'm not sure why AT&T choses not
to do this, or is prevented from doing it.

The MCI rates for calls within NJ are often less than those of NJ
Bell, for calls just beyond one's local calling area.  They are almost
always less than the sent-paid rate from public coin phones.  Their
'around town' service allows credit-card calls from phones in the
local area without the card surcharge, which definitely beats the
price of the NJ Bell IQ-Card!


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