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From: rjw@ptsfc.UUCP (Rod Williams)
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: Re: International Long Distance
Message-ID: <286@ptsfc.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 30-Jan-85 17:53:12 EST
Article-I.D.: ptsfc.286
Posted: Wed Jan 30 17:53:12 1985
Date-Received: Fri, 1-Feb-85 21:23:54 EST
References: <4450@ucbvax.ARPA> <4458@ucbvax.ARPA>
Organization: Pacific Bell, San Francisco
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> The last few times I've called overseas the operator, I still can't dial
> direct from my exchange, has said "Thank you for calling ATT International".
> Is there any other service at this time? MCI? Sprint? If so, which countries
> do they reach and how do thier rates and quality compare?

  As far as I know, AT&T is still the only international carrier, but
  I saw a MCI ad a few weeks ago saying that they would be starting a
  limited international service later in the year - I don't know when,
  which countries, or how their prices/service will compare.

  As for your other point about non-availability of international direct
  dial service: it may be your phone number, rather than your exchange,
  at fault here. I discovered that IDD is only available to numbers with
  *special feature* capability - i.e. Call-Forwarding, Call-Waiting,
  3-Way-Calling - and that those numbers, being limited, are generally
  only given to subscribers who buy one or more of those features. If you
  think IDD would be a useful feature, you might consider it worthwhile
  to change your number - I found it a big money-saver in the long run.

  And 3-Way-Calling is nifty too! (No flames just 'cos I work for Pac Bell :-))
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 rod williams
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