AT&T SIMPLIFIES PRICING ON LOCAL TOLL CALLS IN ILLINOIS; CUSTOMERS SAVE WITH AT&T.CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 23, 1996--In a move to simplify in-state local toll calling in Illinois Illinois, river, United States Illinois, river, 273 mi (439 km) long, formed by the confluence of the Des Plaines and Kankakee rivers, NE Ill., and flowing SW to the Mississippi at Grafton, Ill. It is an important commercial and recreational waterway. , AT&T today announced a new basic flat rate 3.5 cents a minute charge for these calls. Generally, local toll calls are those from customers' homes to numbers that are more than 15 miles yet still within their local calling area. For example, local toll calls would include those made between such locations as Schaumburg Schaum·burg A village of northeast Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. Population: 74,900. and Orland Park Or·land Park A village of northeast Illinois, a residential and manufacturing suburb of Chicago. Population: 53,300. or the Loop and Naperville Naperville (nā`pərvĭl), city (1990 pop. 85,351), Du Page co., NE Ill., on the Du Page River, in a farm area; settled 1831–32, inc. as a city 1890. It is a major office and corporate center that grew markedly in the late 20th cent. . The new price, which is more than 10 percent below Ameritech's basic rate, has been simplified from a multi-level pricing schedule. "This new flat rate offer is a clear indication that consumers always win when they have a choice," said Bill Ketchum Ketchum may refer to: Towns, cities, and lakes
Ketchum also indicated that the 3.5 cents-per-minute flat rate offers consumers economy and simplicity. "Customers consistently tell us they want simple, straight-forward and clear calling plans. We answered that need with the industry's first single-rate long distance calling plan with no restrictions, and now we're delivering that same level of simplicity to our local toll customers in Illinois." AT&T One Rate(sm), the company's most recent long distance calling plan, lets consumers make direct-dialed, long distance calls to anyone, any time, anywhere in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. for just 15 cents a minute. AT&T One Rate customers can take advantage of the new 3.5 cents per minute charge for local toll calls in Illinois 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Illinois consumers who are enrolled in the AT&T True Reach(R) Savings plan, could pay less than 3 cents per minute for local toll calls with applicable True Reach Savings discounts of up to 25 percent. CONTACT: Tom Hopkins Hopkins, city (1990 pop. 16,534), Hennepin co., SE Minn., a suburb of Minneapolis; inc. as West Minneapolis 1893, name changed 1928. The city manufactures machinery, computer and electronic parts, steel products, air pollution equipment, ophthalmic lenses, tools, 312-230-4889, office 708-448-5934, home thopkins@attmail.com or Oriano Pagnucci 312-230-4888, office 708-403-9158, home opagnucci@attmail.com |
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