Letters Letter to the Editor What's with the 712 area Code?
What's with the 712 area Code?
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"Do you use a Conference Call line? Or phone one?"
I am a Conference Caller Junkie and I'm not ashamed to say it! There, now that I got that off my chest!
In the last few months, I have been 'awoken' to the "internet rampage"....where at the tip of your fingertips is knowledge and learning. I have to admit though that I am a "Sensory" learner...I like to 'read' what I am learning, and 'hear' what I am learning. So I have been opened up to the whole "Free Conference" experience.
It's great and wonderful! For about an hour every day, I love learning about Personal Development, Business Development and all sorts of wonderful things....all for the price of a telephone call, as well as Hosting calls too! So, I got a great North American phone bundle from Telus...and off I went.
All was great until a few weeks ago...Telus phoned me to 'inform' me that the States has made some 'drastic changes' to their area code numbers. They had decided that two area codes (712) and (218) would no longer be available to ANY group plans....that a flat rate of .20 cents per minute would be initiated ASAP. So, reguardless of what 'telephone package/bundle' I had, I would now be charged. Telus had a personal rep phone me and let me know of this change....as they had noticed that I phoned BOTH those area codes quite frequently....ya think? (I also host 2x's per week Women's Mastermind Groups...one for Home Business..and another for Women's Empowerment)
Sure enough, I looked up my Free Conference line numbers, and yup...the (712) area code was in each and everyone of them. That means that for me to Host...or to Listen to a Conference, TeleSeminar etc...it's now going to cost me about $20/hr! PER HOUR!!!
Thank goodness that I have a wonderful telephone provider that called me personally and let me know of these changes, but then I got thinking about the Thousands of other people who use "Free Conference" or any type of Conferencing Line? Do you know of the changes? How will this affect your business??
Last week our Mastermind group had to be VERY creative....because I didn't want to pay that fee...so we arranged several people to three way each other...and somehow managed!
So, check who you use....ask your telephone service provider if you are affected by these changes, because at the end of the month, I can guarantee that there are going to be some very very HUGE phone bills for alot of Canadians and American's...and that You will be caught "unaware" until too late.
Here is a link you might like to read up on... ?
Sincerely
Jody In Beautiful BC
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