" Maynard <jay@splut.conmicro.com> (06/17/90)
In article <8982@accuvax.nwu.edu> boulder!pikes!craycos.com!ewv (Eric Varsanyi) writes: >On another note: This month (my first with them) they changed policies >and now charge from the time you hit SpEND until END. Previously they >started charging when supervision was returned. Their justification >was that 'this is a standrard industry practice'... Is it? I suspect that it may become a standard industry practice, but, at least in Houston, GTE Mobilnet charges from either the time the phone is answered or the tenth ring (probably == 1 minute) until END. I can understand why they'd want to charge from off-hook until on-hook, though, as you're still using a channel during the time the phone is ringing, and it is a charge for airtime. Jay Maynard, EMT-P, K5ZC, PP-ASEL jay@splut.conmicro.com