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From: rbd@NEON.GATECH.EDU (Richard B. Dervan)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom
Subject: Re: Private Pay Phones and Calling Cards
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Date: 8 Apr 88 02:36:22 GMT
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I had a similar experience where in Atlanta with NTS pay phones.  I got a call
on my pager and went to the nearest pay phone.  I used by Southern Bell calling
card since I was out of change and expected to see a $.55 charge on my So. Bell
bill.  Lo and behold, there's a $7.00 charge from NTS for a call from Atlanta
to Atlanta.  I contacted Southern Bell about this and they gave me the toll-free
number to NTS for billing questions.  After one month of busy signals, I called
Southern Bell again and really complained this time.  They told me that they
would return the charge to NTS as 'uncollectable'.  It seems that NTS is one
of the services that cater mostly to hotels for local and long distance calls.
Hence, the outrageous long distance charges many hotels have.  I have definitly
learned my lesson....  If it doesn't have the familiar little bell symbol and/or
have the words "genuine bell" on it, I will run (not walk) away from it.

-Richard

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