[comp.dcom.telecom] Explain the Logic of Long Distance Rates

"David J. Farber" <farber@pcpond.cis.upenn.edu> (02/04/90)

I just asked ATT for the evening rates from Landenberg Pa to Ithaca NY
direct dialed. They were .15 for the first minute and .16 for each
additional minute.

It used to be that the first minute was much more to "pay for the call
setup" and additional minutes were cheap. Was this an attempt to play
the PR with MCI?


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