New N.Y. Law Targets Hidden Net LD Tolls

Thu Aug 18 20:10:57 UTC 2005

On Thu, 18 Aug 2005 13:47:11 CDT, Robert Bonomi said:
> All true, but *WHY* is that 'accidentally dialing a non-local ISP number'
> the *ISP's* fault??

Because the ISP gave the number to the user, often accompanied by text that implied
that the number provided was an economical way to get connected.

"Here's a list of our local numbers:"

"Here's a list of our numbers in your area code.  Some numbers may be toll calls
from some locations in the area code, please double-check."

As far as I can tell, they're requiring the second rather than the first.

Move along, nothing to see... ;)

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