Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!cbatt!ihnp4!ucbvax!mtgzz.UUCP!**RJE** From: **RJE**@mtgzz.UUCP.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Submission for comp-dcom-telecom Message-ID: <8705111943.AA20127@gatech.gatech.edu> Date: Mon, 11-May-87 14:35:15 EDT Article-I.D.: gatech.8705111943.AA20127 Posted: Mon May 11 14:35:15 1987 Date-Received: Thu, 14-May-87 00:50:13 EDT Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Distribution: world Organization: The ARPA Internet Lines: 29 Approved: telecom@xx.lcs.mit.edu Path: mtgzz!mtuxo!mtsbb!lav From: lav@mtsbb.UUCP (L.A.VALLONE) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: Service fee for Toll-Free Calls? Message-ID: <1615@mtsbb.UUCP> Date: 11 May 87 15:59:26 GMT References: Distribution: world Organization: AT&T-Information Systems, Middletown, NJ Lines: 18 > Last week I stayed at the Days Inn in Alexandria, VA while on TDY. I > was suprised to find that, plainly marked on the phone cradle, they > charged 30 cents for 800 numbers as well as for local calls. Can they > charge a "service fee" for toll-free calls? > > --Frank > > [The Sheraton Boston charges 60c for every 3 minutes on local calls, > 950 calls, calls to the operator (except toll calls), calls to 911, > and calls to 800 numbers. Apparently they can get away with it. --JSol] Does anyone know if 800 calls can be "charged" to an AT&T credit card, thus eliminating the service charge? -- Lee Vallone AT&T Information Systems Merlin {... ihnp4, mtuxo}!mtsbb!lav