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2. Long-distance calling - Wikipedia

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   Long-distance calling from landlines was opened to competition in the early 1990s and the use of long-distance revenue to subsidise local service was phased out a few years later. It is not possible for mobile telephone subscribers or coin-paid telephone users to select a default carrier, so long-distance calls are often priced higher from ...

3. Toll-free telephone numbers in the North American Numbering ...

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   Long-distance calls have higher prices. As regulators in North America had long allowed long-distance calling to be priced artificially high in return for artificially low rates for local service, subscribers tended to make toll calls rarely and to keep them deliberately brief. [citation needed]

4. 411 (telephone number) - Wikipedia

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   When long-distance numbers were needed, prior to the full introduction of direct-dialed long-distance service, callers would call either 411 or 0 and request a free long-distance connection to the directory assistance center in the distant city. In 1962, direct-dialed long-distance directory assistance became available.

5. Toll-free telephone number - Wikipedia

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   They are free of charge if called from a mobile phone or a land line. The "1860" prefix followed by seven digits is used for local-rate numbers. The calling party pays the local rate and the called party pays long-distance call charges (if any). In Indonesia, the toll-free prefix is "0800-1", followed by a six-digit number.

6. Direct distance dialing - Wikipedia

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   The first direct-dialed long-distance telephone calls were possible in the New Jersey communities of Englewood and Teaneck.Customers of the ENglewood 3, ENglewood 4 and TEaneck 7 exchanges, who could already dial telephone numbers in the New York City area, could place calls to eleven major cities across the United States by dialing the three-digit area code and the seven-digit directory number.

7. AOL Dialer: Fix common problems - AOL Help

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   First, turn off call waiting from Dialing options and make sure your modem phone line has dial tone. Also, try using a different access code. If you’re still having trouble, please call our customer support at 1-800-827-6364.