Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!ames!killer!vector!nobody From: Kenneth_R_Jongsma@cup.portal.com Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Dialing For Dollars Message-ID: Date: 12 Jan 89 16:54:15 GMT Sender: chip@vector.UUCP Lines: 13 Approved: telecom-request@vector.uucp X-Submissions-To: telecom@bu-cs.bu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@vector.uucp X-TELECOM-Digest: volume 9, issue 13, message 1 Regarding the message about the local telco in Washington collecting $5 or $10 depending on what number you dialed... AT&T (and probably the others) has been getting geared up to offer a similar service nationwide. That is, certain 900 numbers will be billed at whatever rate the info provider wishes. You may get connected to a recording similar to current 900 service or you may get put through to a live person or computer system similar to current 800 service. Think of Compuserve with your telco doing the billing instead of Compuserve billing your credit card.