RECENTLY I MADE TWO COLLECT CALLS FROM REGO PARK QUEENS TO MY HOME IN JERSEY CITY,NJ AT 8.29 PM. BY DIALING '0' FOR OPERATER ASSISTED CALLS FROM A LOCAL PAY PHONE,
I ASSUMED I WOULD BE CHARGED MORE THAN MY LOCAL CALL RATE BUT NOT MORE THAN $1.50 A MINUTE ( AS PER PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE).
BUT, I WAS BILLED A WHOOPING $5.00 A MINUTE WHICH I THINK IS AN ABSOLUTE RIP-OFF.
I HAVE REFUSED TO PAY THE BILL AS I WAS NOT AWARE OR WARNED OF THE HIGH RATE BY THE OPERATOR PRIOR TO CONNECTING THE LINE.
I BELIEVE THERE IS A FEDERAL CAP ON MAXM. RATE FOR COLLECT CALLS WITHIN USA ,AND IF THERE IS NONE THERE SHOULD BE ONE.
Ignasius
Jewrsey City New Jersey
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