Path: utzoo!telecom-request Date: 5 Apr 91 13:16:51 GMT From: Brian Crawford Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: MCI Around Town Followup Message-ID: Organization: Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ Sender: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu 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 273, Message 3 of 9 Lines: 37 In article , FLINTON@eagle.wesleyan.edu (Fred E.J. Linton) writes: > In response to a recent query, the ITT "Longer Distance" > service-questions 800 number *was* 1 800 221 4064 (ages ago, when they > sent me my ITT LD card). Hope that's still valid. When I picked up ITT calling card service three years ago, their rates did not include a fee (monthly or per call). In addition, their rates were the same as the direct dial 1+ people had, and those were cheaper than anyone I knew (ATT, MCI, Sprint, Western Union, etc.). The rates, if I remember for cross-country were about 12 or 13 cents/minute back then. But, alas, the firm has been caught up in a merger/buy-out fever since then: ITT was bought out by some company I can remember, kept the "New Name"-ITT. Then, Metromedia bought them out, and it was called Metromedia-ITT, now this month's bill dropped Metromedia completely. Their calling card rates are now higher than their direct dial, at 18/19 cents night rate cross-country, as opposed to 12 cents/minute 1+. Still, in comparison OK. Did someone post an even less expensive alternative to this for residential use? Please pass this on, as I can't find the old message here. Thanks. Brian Crawford INTERNET (current): crawford@enuxha.eas.asu.edu PO Box 804 (permanent): crawford@stjhmc.fidonet.org Tempe, Arizona 85280 FidoNet: 1:114/15.12 USA Amateur: KL7JDQ