dhk@teletech.uucp (Don H Kemp) (11/17/89)
More news from AT&T
FOR RELEASE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1989
WASHINGTON -- AT&T today announced plans to increase some
basic domestic long-distance prices and to simplify international
calling.
The domestic increase -- about $34 million -- will raise
AT&T's basic night/weekend prices about 1.3 percent, or about 0.2
cents per minute. For example, the average price of a 10 minute
night/weekend call from New York to Los Angeles will increase from
$1.30 to $1.32.
AT&T said the increase on an average customer's monthly long-
distance telephone bill will amount to about 3 cents.
"These changes will allow AT&T to better align long-distance
prices with costs," said Merrill Tutton, vice president, AT&T
Consumer Services.
The increase applies only to interstate long-distance calls
made during night and weekend hours: after 11 p.m. Sunday through
Friday and all weekend until 5 p.m. Sunday.
Additionally, AT&T announced plans to restructure a portion of
its international calling prices, simplifying rates to India,
Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal. The changes include the
elimination of one of three rate periods and reducing prices for some
calls to each country.
Under the revised plan, standard prices will apply from 6 a.m. to
6 p.m. in the caller's time zone. Economy prices will apply from 6
p.m. to 6 a.m.
For calls to India, the standard price will drop from $4.50 to
$4.20 for the first minute and from $2.77 to $2.04 for each additional
minute. The economy price is unchanged. For calls to Pakistan, Sri
Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal, the standard price will drop from $4.90
to $4.45 for the first minute. The standard additional minute price
and economy price are unchanged.
AT&T said the proposal also calls for a 20 percent price increase
on calls to Romania, Suriname and Macao, for both the initial minute
and additional minutes during all time periods.
AT&T proposed the changes in a filing with the Federal
Communications Commission. The domestic changes are expected to
become effective Wednesday, November 29; the international changes
Saturday, December 30.
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