Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!lll-winken!telecom-request From: dave@westmark.westmark.com (Dave Levenson) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: Any Calling Cards Without the 75c Per Call Charge? Message-ID: Date: 11 May 91 15:27:39 GMT Sender: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu Organization: Westmark, Inc., Warren, NJ, USA Lines: 28 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 356, Message 10 of 12 In article , 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). Misleading, but technically not dishonest! "Low AT&T rates" have included a surcharge for calling card calls for some time. > Are there calling cards without this extra fee? I recently spent some time researching this question. It appears that a little-advertised but viable long distance carrier called "Cable and Wireless" offers calling cards with no per-call surcharge. Having just lost MCI's "around town" feature, I have asked C & W to take over as our default carrier, and to send me enough of their calling cards for our employees. As soon as we've used their service for a little while, I'll post a review of the service. Dave Levenson Internet: dave@westmark.com Westmark, Inc. UUCP: {uunet | rutgers | att}!westmark!dave Warren, NJ, USA AT&T Mail: !westmark!dave Voice: 908 647 0900 Fax: 908 647 6857