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To: Mark Oliver who wrote (2843)	7/20/1998 1:40:00 PM
From: JC	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10081

Mark- First of all, Portico is limited to Domestic US calls only. Second, they charge you both for access via the 800 number dialing in, (that is they deduct from your pre-paid portico minutes) then they charge you a basic rate around 14 cents a minute for long distance in addition to that. The rate might be cheaper, but I think that sounds about right. It won't really save you over your long distance since you are in fact, double paying. This is only my understanding of the system of course, and I could be wrong, but that is what the told me at CW I believe. the benefit for using the system is in accessing contacts and phone numbers on the road, or in returning calls from voicemail. Hope this helps JC

To: Mark Oliver who wrote (2843)	7/21/1998 12:01:00 PM
From: Sea Otter	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10081

Mark - toll charges. No, I don't know how this works. I've wondered the same thing. I'll see what I can dig up. Or does someone here already know the answer? On a separate topic ... Our last full week before Portico. Looks like we'll be stuck in a holding pattern with no substantive news. Lots of nervousness - the market psychology should be interesting to watch. Btw, don't worry - Portico will come out on time. This is one of the very few things that I'm completely sure about. Sea Otter