Path: utzoo!telecom-request Date: Wed, 12 Jun 91 23:49:40 cst From: Jim Redelfs Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: Billing Question Reply-To: ivgate!macnet!jim.redelfs@uunet.uu.net Message-ID: Organization: Macnet Omaha 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 454, Message 2 of 8 Lines: 37 Leroy Donnelly wrote: > Could someone give me the insite on how the phone companies bill for > long distance. Is it based on a grid map or LAT/LONG points. Across the country, I'm sure there are numerous, different methods for BILLING for long distance useage, but can I assume you are interested in how the phone companies HANDLE long distance? LATAs (Local Access and Transport Areas) were created to define how long distance would be handled following Divestiture. Within the Nebraska Area Code 402, there are TWO LATAs -- one served by US WEST Communications (formerly Northwestern Bell Telephone Company) and the other by Lincoln Telephone and Telegraph. For example: A toll call from Omaha to Norfolk, NE (both US WEST Communications cities) is transported over the facilities of, and billed by, US WEST Communications. A toll call from Omaha to Nebraska City, NE (the latter served by LT&T) is billed by your default (1+ Choice) carrier. In my case, such a call appears on my AT&T bill. A toll call from Omaha to Grand Island, NE (both served by US WEST Communications -- *BUT* different Area Codes) is also billed by your 1+ carrier. I'm not sure about other areas, but within Nebraska, the MAJOR toll carriers have not (yet) ventured into the INTRA-Lata business. JR -- Tabby 2.2 MacNetOmaha(402)289-2899 Multitasking w/MacOrphans (1:285/14)