12 August 1997 Ottawa Canada
41 cents a minute is no bargain in the U.S. for long distance.
You can get a lot of toll carriers offering 10 cents a minute day
or night U.S. which is about 14 cents a minute Canadian funds
(plus applicable taxes).
I'd need to know how much the airtime component was in the 40
cents a minute to decide if it is a bargain or not.
In speaking to the New York State Public Services Commissioner, a
dear friend fo mine, he was floored at the deals I get with Bell
Mobility on airtime in canada.
Seems that while the cellular carriers in his state are entirely
unregulated, if people bring to his attention bad behavior from
the carriers, he can take action and remind the carriers they
must be good -- or else!
The or else can involve asking his legal advisor, the
Attorney-General of NY on how to best protect the public interest
and levying fines and if need be, asking the f.c.c. to consider
revoking a carrier's licence to be a cellular company.
Not even NYNEX wants to tangle with an unhappy Uncle Sam!
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