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    Why in some countries are local calls free? For example in Dubai and Hong Kong local calls are free.

    Question #67684. Asked by Banty. (Jun 30 06 2:57 PM)


    McGruff

    		When telephone service was new, every call was handled by an operator. The cost of providing the equipment and paying salaries to employees necessary to completing a call were passed on to the customer. As the network was built up and automation came in, service providers were able to include a "free" local calling area in the price of basic telephone service in order to attract more customers.

    Jun 30 06, 4:21 PM
    bloomsby

    		It's just one element of the pricing structure.

    Until about 1956 every line in the UK had 200 free local calls per quarter, despite the fact that a fair number of exchanges were manual.

    Jul 01 06, 12:57 AM
    Cymruambyth

    		They're free in Canada, too. We pay only for long distance calls over and above the flat monthly rate which allows unlimited local calls.

    Jul 01 06, 7:09 PM

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