Telefónica changes local and provincial price structure for land lines

Telefónica changes local and provincial price structure for land lines
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By h.b. - Jul 3, 2009 - 6:43 AM
The company is unifying the two tariffs, meaning more expensive local calls but cheaper provincial ones

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Telefónica has announced a simplification of its billing process with the unification of local or metropolitan and provincial calls on its land lines.

The company is using the process to increase the call connection charge, which will increase from 7.2 and 9.2 cents to 10 cents. However the change means a reduction in the price of provincial calls – those made outside your local area, but inside the same province.

It means that from October 1 there will be just provincial and national calls in Spain. Four million lines will be affected by these changes.

Provincial calls will be charged at 1.5 cents a minute between 8am and 8pm, compared to the 1.4 cents currently charged for local and 4.2 cents for provincial. It means a 7% increase in price for local calls and a 64% reduction in provincial connections. After 8pm the new price will be 0.6 cents per minute.

The five million or so clients who have a package ‘Duo’ or ‘Trio’ or another flat rate plan, will not be affected.

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