DREUBEN@eagle.wesleyan.edu (DOUGLAS SCOTT REUBEN)) (09/10/90)
I just noticed that AT&T now handles all calls to Fisher's Island from New York City and Nassau County. (212, 718, and Western 516). Haven't tried Suffolk yet, though... It used to be that if you dialed Fisher's Island with a calling card, you would get the old, generic calling card system. IE, you would dial 516-788-xxxx, and just get a "boing", no "AT&T" or "Please dial your card number ... etc" which NT Tel sometimes does. You also wouldn't get "Thank you for using AT&T/NY Tel". Just "Thank you" like one would get pre-divestiture. So are all calls to Fisher's Island (Operator assist/calling card and direct) handled by AT&T or another LD company? If so, wouldn't that make Fisher's Island the smallest LATA in the country? One exchange! (And not a very populated one at that!) I've tried calling there from the South Shore of Connecticut, and AT&T also serves Fisher's Island from there. P.S. A while ago someone mentioned (in response to my post) that all calls within the municipality of New York City were local, and there were no surcharges based on distance. This is only true for non-coin service, as there are PLENTY of instances where coin phone calls will cost more than the standard $.25 for a local call coin calls within New York City. (Try Little Neck to New York City from a coinbox, you'll see what I mean...) Doug dreuben@eagle.wesleyan.edu dreuben@wesleyan.bitnet