Subj : Re: Loco...er, Local Calls
To   : Mortar
From : poindexter FORTRAN
Date : Tue Jul 30 2024 06:20:00

-=> Mortar wrote to nelgin <=-

 Mo> Here in MI, we had three levels of calls: Local, Near Zone and LD.
 Mo> Locals were free, NZ and LD calls cost ya.

 The same was true in California in the '80s and '90s. Seems that most every
 kid got into BBSes, called a BBS 2 cities down, and got an exorbitant
 phone bill.

 At that point, you learned how to memorize exchange tables and know
 which telephone numbers were in which cities, and where the toll
 boundaries were.

 Because of telco deregulation, long distance service became
 competitive, so calling to a different state could be cheaper than the
 regulated local toll call 5 miles away. Strange times.


 
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