epsilon@ames.arc.nasa.gov (07/24/89)
In article <telecom-v09i0250m01@vector.dallas.tx.us> blake@astro.as.utexas.edu writes: >| [Moderator's Note: ... If you dial an intra- >| lata call (a call within your own town, for example) using 10288 >| as the leading code, it is likely the call will be rejected and >| you will have to dial over again. > Inter-Lata Calls (San Antonio -> New Braunfels) can be completed >using 10xxx codes (and are billed at a lower rate than SW Bell inter- >lata long distance calls. This must vary by state. In CA the tariffs forbid IECs from handling intra-LATA calls. I haven't checked AT&T-C's rates since last year's rate case. The way it was, inter-LATA rates were higher for 8-30 miles, and otherwise lower than intra-LATA rates. The new CA rates raised one-time charges (100% for some business services) and basic monthly rates, and lowered usage rates. There are now 10 mileage bands; the outer 8 went away. CA Basic Monthly Rates (PacBell; GTE should be identical; no info on CONTEL and the myriad of independent telcos) Residential Flat Rate Service ............................. $8.35 (unlimited local or Zone 1 calling) Residential Measured Rate Service ......................... $4.45 (includes $3.00 calling allowance for Zones 1, 2, 3) Residential Flat Rate Universal Lifeline Service ......... $4.18 (includes $.75 telephone set credit, $.25 inside wire repair credit, 100% network access line credit, 50% discount on installation charge allowed 1x/year. Available to certified low- income households, limited to a single phone line at principal residence) Residential Measured Rate Universal Lifeline Service ...... $2.23 (same as above, except includes 60 untimed local or Zone 1 calls; each additional call $.08 each) Two-Party Line Flat Rate Service .......................... $4.70 Two-Party Universal Lifeline Service ...................... $2.35 Farmer Line Service ....................................... $2.65 Four-Party Line Suburban Flat Rate Service ................ $4.90 Four-Party Universal Lifeline Service ..................... $2.45 (above 5 services not available in large urban areas; special rate areas, special rate points, and extended area service charges apply in some places) Residential Touch-Tone Service ........................ add $1.20 Non-Published and not available through DA ............ add $.30 Non-Published but available through DA ................ add $.15 Residential IAS (976) blocking ........................ no charge (residential services include 5 DAs, then $.25 each) Business Measured Rate Service ............................ $8.35 Business Measured Rate Service/Data Line ................. $22.50 Business Semi-Public (Coin) Phone ........................ $29.00 Business COPT ............................................ $17.20 (business measured services include 2 DAs, then $.25 each; if I remember correctly, Touch-Tone service is an additional $1.70) (FEX rates are higher) CA Basic One-Time Charges Residential Install ...................................... $34.75 Universal Lifeline Install................................ $17.38 Residential Touch-Tone ................................ add $3.00 Business Install ......................................... $70.75 (These are for individual lines; FEX installs can run $580 per) Business Touch-Tone ................................... add $5.00 CA IntraLATA Usage Rates ZUM (Los Angeles/Orange County, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco area): first addl. Zone 1 (0-8 rate miles) $.04 + $.01 Zone 3 (13-16 rate miles) $.10 + $.04 (normal direct-dial sent-paid calls only; credit card calls completed without operator assistance pay toll rates below!) (FEX rates are higher) Toll rates 0-8 rate miles $.17 + $.07 (when not "local") 9-12 rate miles $.17 + $.07 13-16 rate miles $.20 + $.10 17-20 rate miles $.22 + $.13 21-25 rate miles $.25 + $.16 26-30 rate miles $.28 + $.19 31-40 rate miles $.31 + $.22 (40 mile boundary) 41-50 rate miles $.34 + $.25 51-70 rate miles $.37 + $.28 over 70 rate miles $.40 + $.31 "Rate miles" are between V-H rate centers of exchange or district area; beyond 40 miles the exchange rate centers are used. The Los Angeles Exchange has 14 district areas. However, calls within the same exchange are local, even if the district area rate centers are more than 8 miles apart. Discount periods: 5-11 p.m. M-F 30% 11 p.m.-8 a.m. and all S-S 60%. (Sun 5-11 p.m. gets night rate on all intratate calls, evening rate on interstate calls.) TDD users can get deeper discounts. Coin paid calls: local or Zone 1 are $.20 untimed. Otherwise, figure rate for a 3-minute call, round to $.05 and add $.20. (max. for an IntraLATA call is $1.00). After 3 minutes, regular toll charges apply. COPT: most local calls will be $.25, and limited to 15 minutes. The owner pays $.06 for the first minute, and $.01 for each additional. I've seen $.20 COPTs San Franciso, but never in L.A. COPT service can be ordered outgoing-only. Non-local calls will be significantly higher than from RBOC payphones. Long Distance? No thanks, I'll call from the hotel... There are a variety of optional calling plans available for both residential and business customers with predictable calling patterns and/or high-volume usage. A whole bunch of ESS features too. The latest product, "Intercom Plus," adds three distinctive ringbacks: *51 short-short *52 short-short-long *53 short-long- short, and *54 for extension hold. -=EPS=-