[Asterisk-Users] USA dial plan

[Eric Wieling]

In some places, yes, but not all places.  In Louisiana, for example 
business can get unlimited local calling (and most do).  When I lived in 
Calif unlimited local calling was not available to businesses.

Scott Stingel wrote:

> Just a little clarification on USA local calling:
> 
> Local calls are generally free for residential customers, unless they are on
> a increasingly rare "measured local service".  However, business customers
> almost always pay for local calls on a measured basis.
> 
> Regards
> Scott
> 
> Scott M. Stingel 
> Emerging Voice Technology Inc.
> Palo Alto, California and London, England
> 
> Email:          scott "at" evtmedia.com  
> URL:            www.evtmedia.com  
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: asterisk-users-admin at lists.digium.com
> [mailto:asterisk-users-admin at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Eric Wieling
> Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 11:53 AM
> To: asterisk-users at lists.digium.com
> Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] USA dial plan
> 
> 
> Generally speaking, Yes. The usual dial plan in the USA is as follows:
> 
> NXX-XXXX (Free Local Call to number in same Area Code)
> NXX-NXX-XXXX (Free Local Call to number in different Area Code)
> 1-NXX-XXXX (Toll Call to number in same Area Code)
> 1-NXX-NXX-XXXX (Toll Call to number in different Area Code)
> 1-800-NXX-XXXX (Toll Free Call)
> 1-855-NXX-XXXX (Toll Free Call)
> 1-866-NXX-XXXX (Toll Free Call)
> 1-877-NXX-XXXX (Toll Free Call)
> 1-888-NXX-XXXX (Toll Free Call)
> 
> Yes, in most places in the USA local calls are totally free, no per min
> charge.
> 
> Some parts of the USA have "Local Toll Calls", that is calls that are
> dialed as NXX-XXXX that are not free, but have a very small per min
> cost.  Los Angels is one of these places I think.
> 
> On Fri, 2004-01-09 at 12:50, Senad Jordanovic wrote:
> 
>>Hi,
>>
>>Do the callers in USA dialling from USA Telco lines always have to
>>prefix the CITY/AREA code with "1" in order 
>>To successfully make a call to other USA destinations?
>>
>>----
>>I have not been to USA (yet) :)
>>
>>Ta
>>SJ
>>
>>
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