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Just for fun, I tried dialing 10xxx calls last night.  I surprised to
find that it worked, actually.  I called 10xxx-1-nnn-nnn-nnnn and was
immediately connected.  Now, my question is: How will I be billed for
this call?  Will the company whose code is xxx actually send me a
separate bill for the one call I made using their service?  I'm anxious
to find out.

[Some of the charges will appear on your regular phone bill, as the 
 RBOC's are in the business of bill-processing for 10XXX calls for some
 carriers.  Naturally, they retain an effective means of enforcing payment
 where the ALDS folks don't: they can shut off your phone.   -Elmo]

By the way, here is a list (complete?) of companies available through 10xxx:

	xxx		Company
------------------------------------------
	007		Telemarketing
	054		Eastern Telephone
	066		Lexitel
	080		Amtel
	084		LDS Metromedia
	085		Westel
	203		Cytel
	211		RCI
	220		Western Union
	221		Telesaver
	222		MCI
	223		TDX Systems
	235		Inteleplex
	288		AT&T
	333		US Telecom
	366		American Telco
	444		Allnet
	464		Houston Network
	488		ITT
	777		GTE Sprint
	800		Satelco
	824		ATC/Directline
	850		Tollkal
	855		Network Plus
	888		SBS Skyline

The list comes from this month's 2600 magazine.  I tried 220, 444, and
777 last night, so I can only be sure about those services.  Not all of
the companies serve the entire country (specifically, Telemarketing,
Eastern Telephone, Telesaver, Inteleplex, Tollkal, and Network Plus do
not).  If there are some companies that provide 10xxx service that are
not on the list, please let me know as I plan to check out all of these
to see who has the lowest price/best service.

	Dan