Long Distance Solutions Blog

Greater Toronto is expected to run out of phone numbers and may need a new area code by July 2015, according to the Canadian Numbering Administration.
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The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission is seeking public input on the definition of “basic telephone service,” and what it should encompass in a digital age.
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Prepaid calling card troublesDepending on who you ask, prepaid calling cards are either a tremendous rip-off or a fantastic money saver — but based on an ongoing government crackdown against shady operators, lots of customers are getting far less than they paid for.
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To honor our troops, Florida Realtors is donating money for phone calling cards that the USO will distribute to U.S. active duty troops. Contributions to this worthwhile cause are welcome from anyone.
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Starting July 1, 2010, Indiana retailers who sell telephone services, such as prepaid phones and phone cards, are required to collect a 25-cent fee for each transaction.

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Effective Jan. 1, Colorado will impose a 1.4 percent charge on prepaid phone cards and wireless services to help fund the state’s 911 system. The fee was authorized under Senate Bill 120, which Gov. Bill Ritter signed this month. Previously, the state collected a 911 charge only on land lines and postpaid cellphones, or wireless services with contracts.
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IDT partnership brings RegaloCard’s and instant mobile micro money transfer service to immigrants nationwide.

RegaloCard, RegaloCard.com, a global mobile payments company that has developed a free and instant replacement to costly money transfer services, announced today that they have entered into a distribution partnership with IDT (NYSE: IDT).

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March 12, 2008
Bharti Airtel, India’s leading mobile service provider, Tuesday said it would launch calling cards for non-resident Indians (NRIs) in Singapore and Canada by April-June of this year.

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Q. I contacted AT&T in late September to find out about getting DSL. I already had an international dialing plan that I liked and stressed to the AT&T rep that I didn’t want to lose it. I was promised it wouldn’t be touched, but of course, it was. Now my bill has doubled. Why on earth would I sign up for a new plan if it were going to cost me more?

I complained and got a bit of money back, but I’m far from satisfied. Could Action Line weigh in on my behalf?

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AUGUSTA (AP) — Some consumers who use prepaid calling cards are finding out that they’re not getting all of the minutes they thought they paid for.

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