This chapter analyzes the performance of incumbent local and long-distance telephone networks... service providers providing access to long distance. The chapter discusses, in detail, the...
Cologne Bonn Airport has its own long-distance coach station right next to Terminal 2, with coaches from various providers connecting the airport to destinations all over Europe.
Intense competition between long-distance telephone companies narrowed these gaps significantly in most developed nations in the late 20th century. The cost of international calls varies...
Cable television companies are becoming large providers of telephone service at the same time telephone companies have gotten into the TV business. Now the long-distance sales pitches are...
Local Service ; Get everything in writing ; Be careful when comparing advertised rates ; Compare in-state rates when shopping for new provider
The Life and Death of Sprint Long Distance ; Brown Telephone Company ; Southern Pacific Communications and introduction of Sprint ; Consolidation and renaming to Sprint Corporation
SBC Long Distance LLC is a long-distance telephone company owned by AT&T that does business... SBC Long Distance competes with other long-distance providers who provide service within some...
Questions to ask: Are services billed per full minute or with 6-second billing? · Is there a monthly fee? · Is this available in my area? · Do you offer calling to Canada? What is the rate for calls to Canada? · Do you offer an International calling plan? · Can minutes be purchased on a calling card or in advance?
Types of Telephone Company Residential Voice Service ; Local Exchange Service is calling within your local exchange. An exchange is a specified area usually encompassing a city, town, or village and its environs. Almost all local exchange calling takes place within a single state, although there are a few multistate local exchange areas. (Kansas City, Kansas and Kansas City Missouri is an example of a multi-state local exchange area.) · Local Toll Service (also known as IntraLATA toll, local long distance or regional toll service) is calling w ...
FRANKFURT, Germany - Skype, the popular computer program that lets its users make long-distance phone calls over the Internet, said Thursday that software problems have left many of its millions of users without service worldwide. The company, a division of online auction company eBay Inc., said on its website that many users cannot log on to the free service. It was not immediately clear how many users were affected, but Skype users in Colombia, Brazil, Germany, Finland and the United States re...