Southwestern Bell Long Distance unit of SBC Communications starte...
Southwestern Bell Long Distance unit of SBC Communications started interLATA long distance service in Kan. and Okla. Wed., triggering apparent competitive response from AT&T. SBC in both states began offering flat 10-cent-per-min. rate on all intrastate and interstate long…
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distance calls with no fees or minimums, or 7- cent rate with $4.95 monthly fee. Customers who buy SBC long distance in Southwestern Bell service packages will get 8-cent rate with no extra fee. SBC also offers 500 min. of interLATA calling for $24.95 monthly (5 cents per min.). SBC in late Jan. received FCC’s permission to provide interLATA service in states after satisfying Telecom Act’s open local market requirements. In competitive response, AT&T Mon. announced loyalty incentives to keep its customers from changing carriers. AT&T now is playing recorded notice to residential customers during interval between dialing and call connection that they will get credit for 30 free min. of long distance for staying with AT&T. Loyalty offer is confined to Kan. and Okla. AT&T declined to confirm link between loyalty offer and SBC long distance entry. It described offer as trial and said there were no immediate plans to extend program to other states.