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To: Racso who wrote (55455)4/2/1999 1:56:00 PM
From: rupert1  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 97611
 
Racso: MSN charges $29 per month (and has a permanent ad from COMPAQ on the Home Page): other IP charge from $12-35.

The telephone connections are got through cable companies, or by a number of competing telcoms as well as BT. The tariffs are bewildering. There is a basic unit cost - based on the mintue or part of a minute used - then special discounts and even free periods at weekends. But it is an expensive proposition for the average family and one that substantially restrains the use of the internet in the UK and Europe.



To: Racso who wrote (55455)4/3/1999 3:50:00 AM
From: rudedog  Respond to of 97611
 
local phone calls are now free in the US.

Local phone calls have been free in the US as far back as I can remember, except for a few isolated pockets of very small rural "private" phone companies who charged 10 cents per call, back in the '50's. Maybe someone else can shed some light.


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