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From: lrosen@sunybcs.UUCP (Leonard Rosenblum)
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: Re: Long Distance Charges (AT&T)
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Date: Sun, 26-Jan-86 15:24:26 EST
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Posted: Sun Jan 26 15:24:26 1986
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> For those people using AT&T long distance:
> 
> 	I was looking over my bill for December, and noticed that
> 	calls that I made on Christmas day were charged at the
> 	*evening* rate, not the *night and weekend* rate.  I called

> ...
> 	because we are on the "Reach Out, America" plan, and assumed
> 	that calls on holidays were covered.
> Bryan D. Ewbank
Yes, the policy that normal daytime calls are billed at the evening rate
on the five holidays is advertised in a few places (including newspapers).
If in doubt, you could have called AT+T or your local operator before
placing the calls.

I have looked at the invitation of the "Reach Out America" plan and have
concluded that only the evening rate is a discount; the night rate
(~ $2 less per hour) is no great bargin.

Perhaps you should look into using other long distance companies although
you will find most of them using the same "industry standard" billing 
policies.
-- 
<<<--- Lenny --->>>
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