johnl@iecc.cambridge.ma.us (John R. Levine) (12/30/90)
Here's another rate change that nobody noticed.
On December 21st, Sprint announced Sprint WORLD, their response to
AT&T's Reach Out World and MCI's analogous program, the name of which
eludes me.
Salient points:
Effective immediately:
$3/month charge waived until the end of February.
Off-peak Rates: Asia/Pacific, 79 cents/min; Europe, 59 cents/min;
Canada, 17 cents/min. Mexico 24 to 89 cents/min depending on where you
call.
Available with either regular dial-1 or Sprint Plus. With Sprint
Plus, the Sprint WORLD rates are not further discountable, though
international calls not at WORLD rates are. (Sprint Plus has a
$8/month mimimum fee and volume discounts from 5% to 15%.)
These rates are good but not great. In particular, to Canada AT&T and
MCI offer rates as low as 12 cents/minute.
I'm a Sprint customer, but I don't make many international calls.
Regards,
John Levine, johnl@iecc.cambridge.ma.us, {spdcc|ima|world}!iecc!johnl