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Charges for conference call numbers
I am a new T-Moble customer as of August. Today I received a rude shock when I learned that some conference call phone numbers (in the US) are "out of plan" and that T-Mobil will charge me extra...
Ok here's what is going on and what they are trying to stop. Traffic pumping
AT&T actually started blocking people from connecting to these numbers and continue to add to the list. There is a legal battle going on over it.
AT&T/Cingular blocks cellular customers from free conference call services | Ars Technica
Verizon has been rumored to start charging or cutting off depending on the outcome of the verdicts.
This is a 2+ year old thread. Every carrier charges for these premium calls. Or blocks them. I assume the VOIP operators do as well.
Many years ago, there used to be "premium phone numbers starting with a/c 900 or "local" 976 numbers. They were/are very expensive. Sex lines, maybe some CS lines. These premium lines you are talking about charge 1 cent/min.
