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Article #4661Re: time accuracy in telephone service billing
From: Greg Ebert
Date: Thu, 24 May 1990 23:51
Date: Thu, 24 May 1990 23:51
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In article <285@sphere.UUCP> ruck@sphere.UUCP (John R Ruckstuhl Jr) writes: > >How do long-distance telephone services maintain accuracy in >time-stamping telephone connections? Hey, those guys have a little racket going on: You are charged for every minute, or fraction thereof. So, if I make a call for 61 seconds, it will cost as much as one lasting 119 seconds.
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