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From: wmartin@ALMSA-1.ARPA (Will Martin -- AMXAL-RI)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom
Subject: Cross-system collect calls?
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Date: 17 Dec 87 16:17:27 GMT
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Just thought of this question yesterday when making a collect call on AT&T
long distance, and don't recall it having been discussed on the list:

How is the billing for collect calls handled when one party is serviced
by a different LD carrier than the other party?

In my case, I have AT&T LD service, so I got an AT&T operator when I
dialed 0-AC-number, and told her it was a collect call. I don't know
what LD service the called party has. Suppose they have MCI. Does this
call to them somehow show up on their bill from MCI, and the two companies
handle a funds transfer between them? Or do they get a separate bill
from AT&T for this call (and any other collect calls they got that month)?

Regards,
Will Martin
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