WASHINGTON— The American Telephone & Telegraph Co. has proposed cutting the price of phone calls to 32 foreign countries by an average 10.1 percent, a reduction of $150 million a year.
The company asked the Federal Communications Commission Wednesday to let the new international rates take effect Jan. 2.
The international rate cuts would mean a 10.7 percent decrease in the cost of calls to Europe, including Austria, France, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, Spain and Switzerland.
There would be a reduction of 12.8 percent in the price of calls to Britain; 6.8 percent to the Pacific, including Japan; 6.2 percent to the.
Near East, including Saudi Arabia; 18.1 percent to Africa, including Nigeria and South Africa; 5.2 percent to Mexico; 14.2 percent to the Carribean, including the Bahamas and Bemuda; 12.2 percent to India and 13.9 percent to Venezuala.
The new charges would apply to all direct dial calls and additional minutes on calls placed by operators.
Article extracted from this publication >> December 27, 1985
