davidra@theory.tn.cornell.edu (David Rabson) (12/08/90)
In preparation for moving to Vancouver in a month, I called all the big U.S. long-distance companies to price calls placed on their cards from Canada to the United States. I assume Bell Canada is still the monopoly AT&T was down here until a few years ago. Several US long-distance carriers, however, have set up their calling cards to work from Canada for calls to the United States. AT&T and Sprint quoted me US33c/min plus a surcharge of 75c-89c for a call from Vancouver to New York, but MCI quoted me US12c/min. I suspect that MCI was really quoting me the rate in the other direction, NY -> Vancouver. What does the monopoly charge? Are there any other possible carriers? David Rabson davidra@helios.tn.cornell.edu