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From: AI.CLIVE@mcc.com (Clive Dawson)
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Subject: Re: Reach Out World
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Date: 11 Jan 90 17:49:06 GMT
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X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 10, Issue 22, message 9 of 10


A comment regarding ATT's new Reach Out World program.  I called ATT
to inquire what the discount rate would be for calls to Mexico.  I was
told that the rate under Reach Out World would be $.15/minute, with an
additional 5% discount on calls over 10 minutes.  I told the rep this
was too good to be true, and sure enough, it was.  He said, "Of
course, this applies only to the U.S. portion of the call up to the
international boundary.  We have no control over the foreign country
rates."

Blah.  From Austin, the U.S. portion of the night-time rate to Mexico
is currently $.14/minute, and I don't have to pay $3/month to get it!
(The Mexican portion is about $.75/min -- that's the real killer.)

Does anybody have any info regarding a rumor that the Mexican
telephone industry was recently de-regulated and/or that the
government has relinquished direct ownership?

Clive