Michiel van der Vlist (2:280/5555) wrote to Steven Horn at 14:00 on 21 Jan 2003:

 MvdV> That don't mean it is free.

It does mean that they are included in the cost of local services.

 MvdV> It might be to your advantage if they did. Have you ever asked
 MvdV> them for a price for a subsription without "free" local calls?

Telcos are tightly regulated in Canada and all I can get is the local basic
access I do get.  So far the telco has not shown any inclination to reduce
the local basic access charge and meter local calls and even if it wanted
to, the request would have to be heard by the Canadian Radio-Television
Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) first.

 MvdV> On the cell phone?

As long as I don't exceed the airtime I pay for, it costs me nothing.

 MvdV> What is a local call on a cell phone anyway?

Good question.  I think it remains a local call if long distance charges
are not incurred.

Take care,

Steven Horn (steven_a_horn{at}yahoo.ca)
Moderator, ALASKA_CHAT 
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