jpp@specialix.co.uk (John Pettitt) (03/20/90)
I have found a COCOT in the UK. In the Continental Arilines President's Club lounge at London Gatwick Ariport there is a public phone that has the name `Comvik Card Call' and a `CCC' logo on the front. It claims to take Mastercard, VISA, AmEx, Diners and Switch (a debit card). It does not take money. It blocks calls to the operator and will not allow the use of a British Telecom or Pacific Bell credit card. I tried to use my Switch card and it would not work so I pressed the button marked `helpline' and got connected to some bimbo who claimed not to have heard of Switch cards (despite the Switch logo on the phone!). The flyer that was next to the phone identified CCC as a Kinnevik Company but does not list a phone number for them. The rates posted on the phone were 3 to 5 times the BT rate for the same call. John Pettitt Specialix International jpp@specialix.co.uk