On 29 May 2004 15:26:26 GMT, Frank Slootweg
wrote:

So it seems that in the civilized world, there is no charge for an
incoming call to a local mobile phone number! :-)

One of the reasons for this though is that most of the world clearly
distinguished mobile phone numbers from other numbers - ALL Australian
mobile phone numbers start with 04, for example, so it is apparent
that you are calling a mobile - you know you are going to pay for it.

In the Untied States, there is no such clear distinction, with mobiles
sharing the same area codes as landlines. Hence, it is not clear
whether you are calling a mobile or a landline. In cases such as this
it is only fair to charge the receiver of the call.

(And they call this country a "world leader"! ROFL )

Dave

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