The Advocate

The cost of a conversation: 'You've got a long-distance call.'

Long distance isn't a thing anymore — aside from international calls, which can be bypassed by any number of apps or online options. Even still, I remember the first long-distance call I ever received ...
KSDK

Vintage KSDK: the day long-distance calling took a huge step forward

ST. LOUIS — Our Vintage KSDK goes back 69 years to the day long distance calling took a huge leap forward. On April 16, 1955, St. Louis Mayor Raymond Tucker placed a call to the mayor of San Francisco ...
Network World

CUCM Call Routing (part 3): Local and long-distance calls

Local 10-digit dialing is the next route pattern to be discussed. 10-digit dialing has become the standard local dialing mechanisms in major cities where local service providers will no longer route 7 ...
SpaceNews

Idaho Educator Makes Long Distance Phone Call from Space

MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. – NASA Astronaut and teacher Barbara R. Morgan, along with crew members Alvin Drew, Dave Williams and Clay Anderson, will make a special telephone call to Idaho students from the ...
JournalofAccountancy

Telephone Excise Tax: Does “And” Mean “Both” or “Either”?

When long-distance telephone service does not take into account the distance of the call, should the 3% federal excise tax apply? In two recent cases, two district courts reached opposite conclusions.
Business Insider

I thought I preferred texting to phone calls. While in a long-distance relationship, I realized how much I missed talking on the phone with friends.

My partner and I started dating while we were long-distance and communicated through phone calls. He also prefers to talk to his friends on the phone instead of through text messages. I realized that ...