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Yeah, but there was the concept of intraLATA toll calls. Or "local-toll" calls. These weren't long-distance, but they weren't free, either. I remember calling
by function_seven 11y ago
Yeah, but there was the concept of intraLATA toll calls. Or "local-toll" calls. These weren't long-distance, but they weren't free, either.
I remember calling my grandparents in Arizona cost 5¢ a minute, but calling relatives in the next city over—about 10 miles away—cost something crazy like 29¢ a minute.
This was in California. I'm sure the rate structures varied from state to state.
- jakejake 11y agoThat's how I remember it too. Most local calls perhaps were included with the service, but a call to the other side of town might be considered long-distance. I do remember that the rates varied wildly. My parents would occasionally question me or my sister about a specific call on the bill that cost a lot.