Calling
Cards
The major segmentation is between
physical cards (you actually get plastic with an access number and PIN
printed on) and virtual cards (you get an access
number and PIN by e-mail). Some calling cards are prepaid, some
phone cards
bill you after you call. There is a great variation in quality of
telephone cards on the market.
Some have great quality, some poor. Poor quality manifests itself in echo,
disconnections, narrow voice bandwidth, and busy signals. Lastly there is
the price. Low calling card price does not mean
low quality. There are many low priced
high quality phone cards, and as many high priced poor quality cards. Ampol Telecom, your telecommunications broker, recommends
calling cards from
Nobelcom,
SpeedyPin, Cloncom
and
1st4phonecards.
Please note that one size does not
fit all. The same card may be a good choice
for infrequent caller but a poor choice for frequent short calls. Many cards have
surcharges: connection fee, maintenance fee, USF, sale charge, etc.
Read the fine print! Fees are usually difficult to spot as
they are subtracted from your calling minutes.
Telecom facts:
Interstate costs International telecom rates
and revenues Telecom revenues
Interstate minutes
CPI telephone
service price 1
CPI telephone
service price 2
Area codes Local loops
Telecom employees
Toll free numbers
Toll free revenue
High speed access
High speed 2
High speed 3
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