IP: Callers to wireless phones abroad discover hefty surcharges attached

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2001 10:30:14 -0400
> To: undisclosed-recipients:;
> From: Monty Solomon <monty () roscom com>
>
>
> CONSUMER BEAT
> Callers to wireless phones abroad discover hefty surcharges attached
>
> By Bruce Mohl, 10/14/2001
>
> Cathy Rand of Newton said she nearly went into shock when she opened
> her September long-distance phone bill and found the total came to
> just over $153.
>
> She couldn't figure out why her bill was so much higher than it had
> been in previous months. Her calling plan with MCI, a division of
> WorldCom, hadn't changed, and neither had her calling pattern. But
> then she found the culprit: a $52.20 international mobile surcharge
> tucked in the taxes and surcharges section of her bill.
>
> http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/287/business/Callers_to_wireless_phones_abroad_discover_hefty_surcharges_attached+.shtml 


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