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From: ndallen@contact.uucp (Nigel Allen)
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Subject: Re: Mysteries of Reach Out World
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X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 11, Issue 27, Message 7 of 7


 
In article <15775@> johnl@iecc.cambridge.ma.us (John R. Levine)
writes:
 
>But the most obscure thing in the flyer was the footnote on calls to
>Canada.  Calls to Canada cost 18 cents/minute off-peak, with off-peak
>being before 8 AM, after 5PM and all day weekends.  But the footnote
>says "There are additional charges when calling Atlin, Canada."  Where
>is that?
 
The additional charges are known in some circles as "other-line"
charges.  At a guess, Atlin is served by Northwestel Inc., which
serves the Yukon, the western half of the Northwest Territories, and
parts of northern British Columbia.  Northwestel was formerly part of
Canadian National Telecommunications, but was sold a few years back to
BCE Inc. (formerly Bell Canada Enterprises), the parent company of
Bell Canada.
 
"Other-line" charges may also apply for calls to points served by
Quebec- Telephone (51% owned by GTE Corp.) and Telebec Ltee (another
BCE subsidiary).
 
Northwestel, Quebec-Telephone and Telebec all serve some fairly remote
points, and don't have the same economies of scale as more urban
carriers. Presumably this at least partly justifies their higher rates
and "other-line" charges.
 

Nigel Allen   ndallen@contact.uucp
52 Manchester Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M6G 1V3