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From: rene@umcp-cs.UUCP
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Subject: Re: charging for uncompleted telephone calls - German system
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Date: Fri, 23-Sep-83 10:53:44 EDT
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Posted: Fri Sep 23 10:53:44 1983
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I just got back from Germany this summer. The way their phones work
is this:  20 pfennigs (still ~8 cents) for a local call for about 5
             from a pay phone
          30 pfennigs from the house
          8-10 DMarks (~$3-4) per minute to call the US. It is cheaper to call
             the USA collect from Germany than directly.

By the way, the post office and the phone company are the same
company. It costs 1Dmark40 (~60 cents) to mail a 1 airmail page
letter.

				- rene