In the US, carriers select a long-distance carrier such as AT&T, Sprint or WorldCom, and then receive a bill direct from that company. In countries such as Australia and Finland, long-distance carriers are decided according to customer votes or...
At the moment, residential users and small businesses typically have to dial a 3 or 4 digit code before using alternative long-distance and international services. Cable operators are receiving Oftel's move towards carrier pre-selection (CPS) with...
Users of the AT&T Connect & Save, long-distance telephone service received an email offering them new discounts - along with the email addresses of the 1,799 other customers on the mailing list.
Alternative long-distance providers such as One.tel have long been undercutting BT's prices for international direct dialled (IDD) calls. BT is planning to offer cheaper international calls to landline customers in a bid to compete with low-cost...
Other benefits include the end of charging based on distance and service, more customer control and choice and a bevy of new services not currently available from telcos. If you don't get it right, you'll hear the recording: "Your call cannot be...
The acquisition of MCI comes two weeks after SBC Communications, another Baby Bell, announced it was buying the number one long-distance carrier AT&T for $16bn. Verizon Communications has sealed the deal with long-distance telephone operator MCI in...
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