ssid@qsun.att.com (Sameer Siddiqui) (05/20/91)
Hi All, Sorry if this has been discussed before, but here goes. I want to know if there is a comprehensive book that would tell me the rates charged by PTTs all over the world for calls coming in to the United States. AT&T has a book of rates for the outbound service for all (most) of the countries, but I have not come across anything for inbound traffic charges. I would hate to call every embassy and get the rates. Also, how are charges determined by both sides? Why is it cheaper to call some countries than their neighbours? Thanks, Sameer
Bill Huttig <wah@zach.fit.edu> (05/21/91)
There is a short list in a magazine I borrowed, called
Telecomunications Jan 1991 pp 73-75 "PSTN Tariffing Issues in Europe"
It only listed a hand-full of cost but it list internal cost also.
1990 Telephone Usage Charge Per minute in US $
Adjac.
Country Local 100km Country US
Austria 0.056 0.50 0.65 1.35
Belgium 0.021 0.19 0.54 1.80
Denmark 0.030 0.12 0.36 1.11
Finland 0.018 0.24 0.56 1.20
France 0.016 0.34 0.59 1.22
Germany 0.015 0.36 0.61 1.65
Greece 0.028 0.31 0.91 2.27
Ireland 0.054 0.47 0.86 2.10
Italy 0.015 0.44 0.88 2.63
Luxenbourg 0.042 - 0.53 1.89
Netherlands 0.014 0.09 0.52 1.22
Norway 0.049 0.32 0.52 1.10
Portugal 0.008 0.40 0.83 1.99
Spain 0.011 0.14 0.96 3.08
Sweden 0.012 0.19 0.49 1.07
Switzerland 0.015 0.16 0.69 1.22
UK(BT) 0.072 0.24 0.60 1.00
UK(MCL) 0.067 0.19 0.57 0.90
I hope this helps,
Bill