Path: utzoo!utgpu!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!lll-lcc!ames!pasteur!ucbvax!ucsd!orion.cf.uci.edu!oberon!bbn!mit-eddie!killer!vector!nobody From: cantor%ddif.DEC@decwrl.dec.com (David A. Cantor) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: More pet peeves Message-ID: Date: 25 Jan 89 11:17:00 GMT Sender: chip@vector.UUCP Lines: 15 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 30, message 4 In vol 9 iss 27, Ed Greenberg told us about some of his pet peeves. Here's mine: It's becoming common now for hotels to charge a flat amount for any directory assistance call, and a surcharge for all other long distance calls except 800 numbers. The number 800-555-1212, however falls into two categories: 800 numbers and directory assistance. ALL hotels I've stayed over the past two years are now charging for calls to 800-555-1212 (directory assistance). When possible, I use pay phones (even COCOTs) to place calls to 800 directory assistance when I'm staying in a hotel. Dave C.