Finding best deal among long-distance calling plans
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Callers looking to evaluate the best long-distance calling plan should get a per-minute cost estimate, after accounting for basic discounts, from carriers. Sprint Corp recently restructured its long-distance calling plan and has abandoned its discount plan for a set of flat rates. It offers a benchmark 22 cents a minute for daytime calls and 10 cents a minute between 7:00 P.M. and 7:00 A.M., anywhere in the US. Most residential callers will find the rate less than AT&T's True USA plan, but possibly more expensive than MCI's discounted rate. A caller with an average long-distance bill of $20 per month will pay around 22 cents during the day for AT&T, but between 12 cents and 14 cents per minute during evenings and weekends. For many callers AT&T's plan is more expensive because almost 75% of residential long-distance calls are placed in the evening.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1995
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'Baby Bell' is looking to old field; long-distance rules may change again
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The US Dept of Justice is expected to recommend that Ameritech Corp, a Chicago-based regional Bell company, be allowed to provide long-distance services, allowing Ameritech to enter an arena the Bell's were banned from 11 years ago. The plan hinges on Federal District Court Judge Harold H. Greene's approval. The FCC believes the Ameritech case could serve as a model for allowing local and long-distance companies to compete with each other for markets. FCC officials say that, after months of talks, they are close to a final deal with Ameritech that will let it compete in markets where it has met a group of conditions that allow new competitors to compete for local phone service. The details of the agreement are still being negotiated, but the government is recommending the action, which could shake up the $65 billion long-distance market.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1995
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