Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!usc!sdd.hp.com!spool.mu.edu!uwm.edu!lll-winken!telecom-request From: wb8foz@mthvax.cs.miami.edu (David Lesher) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: MCI Around-Town disappearing Message-ID: Date: 23 Mar 91 00:39:56 GMT Sender: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu Reply-To: David Lesher Organization: NRK Clinic for habitual NetNews abusers Lines: 20 Approved: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@eecs.nwu.edu X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 11, Issue 231, Message 10 of 12 As of 1 April, MCI's Around-Town is no more. This was a GREAT feature, IMHO. Basically, if you used 950-xxxx access from your local calling area, you did NOT pay the ripoff $0.75/0.80 charge. I've made lots of one minute calls that cost $0.19 or so. I've got cards that are "local" to several areas so as to avoid overpaying while traveling. Last year, MCI started charging $0.25 per. As seems to be the case, not just with MCI but all American business, I only found out while calling about another matter. They promised that my March statement would have a note stating such, but I just got my AMEX bill, and there isn't a word about it in there. Does Metromedia still offer their card with this feature? wb8foz@mthvax.cs.miami.edu (305) 255-RTFM