Path: utzoo!telecom-request Date: 23 May 91 16:14:09 GMT From: "Robert E. Zabloudil" Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: It Doesn't Need to be a COCOT to Burn You Message-ID: Organization: Defense Logistics Agency Systems Automation Center, Columbus 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 393, Message 13 of 14 Lines: 33 In article telecom-request@lll-winken writes: X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 11, Issue 376, Message 3 of 10 > I recently had an experience with an ATT-defaulted Ohio Bell payphone. > I was at work and received an urgent message to call home. I live in > Columbus (614), but my "home" is in Toledo (419). So, I pulled out my > trusty ATT nonsubscriber calling card (thanks for the tip, Pat), > dialed 0-419-XXX-YYYY, got the "AT&T" announcement, dialed my card > number, and got connected. I talked only long enough to find out that > nothing terrible had happened, then hung up. > Well, I got my ATT bill yesterday, and it showed a one minute > call (the call I just described) as costing $1.17!! My "normal" > alling-card rate is $0.21 / minute. I called ATT, and the rep I spoke > with told me that since it was an Intra-LATA call, Ohio Bell handled > it, and could charge up to $1.20 per minute. Something is wrong here. Ohio does not have that many LATA's, and 614 is one of them. If you dial outside our area code, it must automatically be inter-LATA. Similarly, all of 513 is a LATA (except Cincinnati Bell territory), all of 419 is a LATA, and 216 has more than one LATA. I don't have my phone book in front of me, but I like to study it .. 8^), and I'm sure that's what it says. I'd investigate further. Bob Zabloudil rzabloudil@dsac.dla.mil Opinions my own, etc.