Path: utzoo!telecom-request Date: 7 May 91 00:43:31 GMT From: Greg Oliveau Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: Any Calling Cards Without the 75c Per Call Charge? Message-ID: Organization: Teledyne Controls, Commercial Aircraft Products Division 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 339, Message 4 of 14 Lines: 20 spolsky-joel@cs.yale.edu (Joel Spolsky) writes: > I just got my AT&T Universal bill, and noticed that over 50% of the > cost of my long distance calls is due to the 75 cent per-call > surcharge which they tag onto all calling card calls. (I guess their > ads claiming you pay "only low AT&T rates" are a little bit > dishonest). > Are there calling cards without this extra fee? Hmm. I don't think my USSprint card has a fee - at least it's not itemized as such. Probably the 'setup' charge is hidden in the first three minutes of use. Greg Oliveau Voice 213.820.4616.x2598 Teledyne Controls, Fax 213.820.0183 Commercial Aircraft Products Division