>If I recall correctly, historically, dialing the 1 was necessary for any long distance call (even if not international). You recall correctly. I haven't had a

>If I recall correctly, historically, dialing the 1 was necessary for any long distance call (even if not international). You recall correctly. I haven't had a landline for a number of years now but I think it was still required latterly when I still had one. Don't think it was ever needed on cell (or maybe even valid) when I first got one at some point in the 1990s.