klein@gatech.edu (Michael Klein) (03/13/91)
Atlanta, home of (one of the) largest local calling areas, now has a new Southern Bell residential pricing option. The current base rate is $15.90 per month, which includes unlimited outgoing local calls. (Of course, no one pays only $15.90. There is also $1.30 for touchtone, $3.50 for access, making $20.60 plus tax.) The new option base rate is $7.95 per month, which includes 24 untimed outgoing calls. Additional calls over the 24-call allowance cost $0.12 each (they are also untimed). Residential customers will thus save money if they make 90 or fewer calls per month. This new option has yet to be widely advertised, but it is available to the public. The customer service person I spoke with said it has been available for "about a month." Michael Klein BellSouth Telephone Operations Atlanta, GA ...!gatech!blsouth!klein