[comp.dcom.telecom] International Calls via MCI and US Sprint Credit Cards

rsm@amethyst.ma.arizona.edu (Robert Maier) (08/31/88)

I recently determined which countries are reachable through MCI and US
Sprint by means of their respective credit cards ("MCI Card" and "FON
Card").  The following table lists them.

MCI answered my request for information without difficulty.  A
supervisor at US Sprint told me that US Sprint normally does not
release such information, considering it proprietary.  However, he
sent me a photocopy of an internal US Sprint document that lists the
reachable countries.

The below table does not indicate which, if any, of the countries are
off-net (reached automatically through AT&T lines).  A few weeks ago
US Sprint introduced residential service to all direct dial countries,
most of which are off-net.  It is possible that some of the new
off-net countries can be reached with US Sprint's FON Card, too.


Country			Country Code	Credit Card Carriers
-------			------------	--------------------

Algeria			213		MCI
Andorra			33		MCI, US Sprint
Argentina		54		MCI
Australia		61		MCI, US Sprint
Bahrain			973		MCI
Belgium			32		MCI, US Sprint
Brazil			55		MCI
Cyprus			357		MCI
Denmark			45		MCI, US Sprint
Ecuador			593		MCI
Egypt			20		MCI
Finland			358		MCI
France			33		MCI, US Sprint
French Antilles		596		MCI
French Guiana		594		MCI
French Polynesia	689		MCI
Germany (East)		37		MCI, US Sprint
Germany (West)		49		US Sprint
Greece			30		MCI
Guadeloupe		590		MCI
Guam			671		MCI, US Sprint
Honduras		504		MCI
Hong Kong		852		MCI
Ireland			353		MCI, US Sprint
Israel			972		MCI
Italy			39		MCI
Japan			81		MCI, US Sprint
Jordan			962		MCI
Kenya			254		MCI
Kuwait			965		MCI
Liechtenstein		41		MCI
Luxembourg		352		MCI
Macao			853		MCI
Malawi			265		MCI, US Sprint
Malaysia		60		MCI
Monaco			33		MCI, US Sprint
Netherlands		31		MCI, US Sprint
New Caledonia		687		MCI
New Zealand		64		MCI, US Sprint
Norway			47		MCI
Oman			968		MCI, US Sprint
Pakistan		92		MCI
Papua New Guinea	675		MCI, US Sprint
Portugal		351		MCI
Qatar			974		MCI
Saipan			670		US Sprint
San Marino		39		MCI
Saudi Arabia		966		MCI
Senegal			221		MCI
Singapore		65		MCI, US Sprint
South Africa		27		MCI
Spain			34		MCI, US Sprint
Sri Lanka		94		MCI
St. Pierre & Miquelon	508		MCI
Sweden			46		MCI, US Sprint
Switzerland		41		MCI, US Sprint
Taiwan			886		MCI
Tanzania		255		MCI, US Sprint
Thailand		66		MCI
Tunisia			216		MCI
United Arab Emirates	971		MCI
United Kingdom		44		MCI, US Sprint
Vatican City		39		MCI
Venezuela		58		MCI
Yemen Arab Republic	967		MCI
Zambia			260		MCI


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