English country names and code elements

It lists 244 official short names and code elements
A
AFGHANISTAN AF
ÅLAND ISLANDS AX
ALBANIA AL
ALGERIA DZ
AMERICAN SAMOA AS
ANDORRA AD
ANGOLA AO
ANGUILLA AI
ANTARCTICA AQ
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA AG
ARGENTINA AR
ARMENIA AM
ARUBA AW
AUSTRALIA AU
AUSTRIA AT
AZERBAIJAN AZ
B
BAHAMAS BS
BAHRAIN BH
BANGLADESH BD
BARBADOS BB
BELARUS BY
BELGIUM BE
BELIZE BZ
BENIN BJ
BERMUDA BM
BHUTAN BT
BOLIVIA BO
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA BA
BOTSWANA BW
BOUVET ISLAND BV
BRAZIL BR
BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY IO
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM BN
BULGARIA BG
BURKINA FASO BF
BURUNDI BI
C
CAMBODIA KH
CAMEROON CM
CANADA CA
CAPE VERDE CV
CAYMAN ISLANDS KY
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC CF
CHAD TD
CHILE CL
CHINA CN
CHRISTMAS ISLAND CX
COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS CC
COLOMBIA CO
COMOROS KM
CONGO CG
CONGO, THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CD
COOK ISLANDS CK
COSTA RICA CR
CÔTE D'IVOIRE CI
CROATIA HR
CUBA CU
CYPRUS CY
CZECH REPUBLIC CZ
D
DENMARK DK
DJIBOUTI DJ
DOMINICA DM
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC DO
E
ECUADOR EC
EGYPT EG
EL SALVADOR SV
EQUATORIAL GUINEA GQ
ERITREA ER
ESTONIA EE
ETHIOPIA ET
F
FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS) FK
FAROE ISLANDS FO
FIJI FJ
FINLAND FI
FRANCE FR
FRENCH GUIANA GF
FRENCH POLYNESIA PF
FRENCH SOUTHERN TERRITORIES TF
G
GABON GA
GAMBIA GM
GEORGIA GE
GERMANY DE
GHANA GH
GIBRALTAR GI
GREECE GR
GREENLAND GL
GRENADA GD
GUADELOUPE GP
GUAM GU
GUATEMALA GT
GUERNSEY GG
GUINEA GN
GUINEA-BISSAU GW
GUYANA GY
H
HAITI HT
HEARD ISLAND AND MCDONALD ISLANDS HM
HOLY SEE (VATICAN CITY STATE) VA
HONDURAS HN
HONG KONG HK
HUNGARY HU
I
ICELAND IS
INDIA IN
INDONESIA ID
IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IR
IRAQ IQ
IRELAND IE
ISLE OF MAN IM
ISRAEL IL
ITALY IT
J
JAMAICA JM
JAPAN JP
JERSEY JE
JORDAN JO
K
KAZAKHSTAN KZ
KENYA KE
KIRIBATI KI
KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KP
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF KR
KUWAIT KW
KYRGYZSTAN KG
L
LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC LA
LATVIA LV
LEBANON LB
LESOTHO LS
LIBERIA LR
LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA LY
LIECHTENSTEIN LI
LITHUANIA LT
LUXEMBOURG LU
M
MACAO MO
MACEDONIA, THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MK
MADAGASCAR MG
MALAWI MW
MALAYSIA MY
MALDIVES MV
MALI ML
MALTA MT
MARSHALL ISLANDS MH
MARTINIQUE MQ
MAURITANIA MR
MAURITIUS MU
MAYOTTE YT
MEXICO MX
MICRONESIA, FEDERATED STATES OF FM
MOLDOVA, REPUBLIC OF MD
MONACO MC
MONGOLIA MN
MONTENEGRO ME
MONTSERRAT MS
MOROCCO MA
MOZAMBIQUE MZ
MYANMAR MM
N
NAMIBIA NA
NAURU NR
NEPAL NP
NETHERLANDS NL
NETHERLANDS ANTILLES AN
NEW CALEDONIA NC
NEW ZEALAND NZ
NICARAGUA NI
NIGER NE
NIGERIA NG
NIUE NU
NORFOLK ISLAND NF
NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS MP
NORWAY NO
O
OMAN OM
P
PAKISTAN PK
PALAU PW
PALESTINIAN TERRITORY, OCCUPIED PS
PANAMA PA
PAPUA NEW GUINEA PG
PARAGUAY PY
PERU PE
PHILIPPINES PH
PITCAIRN PN
POLAND PL
PORTUGAL PT
PUERTO RICO PR
Q
QATAR QA
R
RÉUNION RE
ROMANIA RO
RUSSIAN FEDERATION RU
RWANDA RW
S
SAINT BARTHÉLEMY BL
SAINT HELENA SH
SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS KN
SAINT LUCIA LC
SAINT MARTIN MF
SAINT PIERRE AND MIQUELON PM
SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES VC
SAMOA WS
SAN MARINO SM
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE ST
SAUDI ARABIA SA
SENEGAL SN
SERBIA RS
SEYCHELLES SC
SIERRA LEONE SL
SINGAPORE SG
SLOVAKIA SK
SLOVENIA SI
SOLOMON ISLANDS SB
SOMALIA SO
SOUTH AFRICA ZA
SOUTH GEORGIA AND THE SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS GS
SPAIN ES
SRI LANKA LK
SUDAN SD
SURINAME SR
SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN SJ
SWAZILAND SZ
SWEDEN SE
SWITZERLAND CH
SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC SY
T
TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA TW
TAJIKISTAN TJ
TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF TZ
THAILAND TH
TIMOR-LESTE TL
TOGO TG
TOKELAU TK
TONGA TO
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO TT
TUNISIA TN
TURKEY TR
TURKMENISTAN TM
TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS TC
TUVALU TV
U
UGANDA UG
UKRAINE UA
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES AE
UNITED KINGDOM GB
UNITED STATES US
UNITED STATES MINOR OUTLYING ISLANDS UM
URUGUAY UY
UZBEKISTAN UZ
V
VANUATU VU
VATICAN CITY STATE see HOLY SEE
VENEZUELA VE
VIET NAM VN
VIRGIN ISLANDS, BRITISH VG
VIRGIN ISLANDS, U.S. VI
W
WALLIS AND FUTUNA WF
WESTERN SAHARA EH
Y
YEMEN YE
Z
ZAIRE see CONGO, THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE
ZAMBIA ZM ZIMBABWE ZW

Dialing instructions:
Using Dial around service (1010XXX)
Domestic Calling: 10-10-XXX then 1 + area code & phone number you are calling
International Calling: 10-10-XXX + 011+ country code, city code and the number
Using 1 + Direct Dial Service
Domestic Calling: 1 + area code & phone number you are calling
International Calling: 011+ country code, city code and the number

List of Area Codes for USA and Canada

State/Province Area Codes

Dialing instructions:
Using Dial around service (1010XXX)
Domestic Calling: 10-10-XXX then 1 + area code & phone number you are calling
International Calling: 10-10-XXX + 011+ country code, city code and the numberUsing 1 +

Direct Dial Service
Domestic Calling: 1 + area code & phone number you are calling
International Calling: 011+ country code, city code and the number

Alabama 205, 251, 256, 334
Alaska 907
Alberta 403, 780
Arizona 480, 520, 602, 623, 928
Arkansas 479, 501, 870
British Columbia 250, 604, 778
California 209, 213, 310, 323, 408, 415, 510, 530, 559, 562, 619, 626, 650, 661, 707, 714, 760, 805, 818, 831, 858, 909, 916, 925, 949, 951
Colorado 303, 719, 720, 970
Connecticut 203, 860
Delaware 302
District of Columbia 202
Florida 239, 305, 321, 352, 386, 407, 561, 727, 754, 772, 786, 813, 850, 863, 904, 941, 954
Georgia 229, 404, 478, 678, 706, 762, 770, 912
Hawaii 808
Idaho 208
Illinois 217, 224, 309, 312, 618, 630, 708, 773, 815, 847
Indiana 219, 260, 317, 574, 765, 812
Iowa 319, 515, 563, 641, 712
Kansas 316, 620, 785, 913
Kentucky 270, 502, 606, 859
Louisiana 225, 318, 337, 504, 985
Maine 207
Manitoba 204
Maryland 240, 301, 410, 443
Massachusetts 339, 351, 413, 508, 617, 774, 781, 857, 978
Michigan 231, 248, 269, 313, 517, 586, 616, 734, 810, 906, 947, 989
Minnesota 218, 320, 507, 612, 651, 763, 952
Mississippi 228, 601, 662, 769
Missouri 314, 417, 573, 636, 660, 816
Montana 406
Nebraska 308, 402
Nevada 702, 775
New Brunswick 506
New Hampshire 603
New Jersey 201, 551, 609, 732, 848, 856, 862, 908, 973
New Mexico 505
New York 212, 315, 347, 516, 518, 585, 607, 631, 646, 716, 718, 845, 914, 917
Newfoundland and Labrador 709
North Carolina 252, 336, 704, 828, 910, 919, 980
North Dakota 701
Northwest Territories 867
Nova Scotia 902
Nunavut 867
Ohio 216, 234, 330, 419, 440, 513, 567, 614, 740, 937
Oklahoma 405, 580, 918
Ontario 226, 289, 416, 519, 613, 647, 705, 807, 905
Oregon 503, 541, 971
Pennsylvania 215, 267, 412, 484, 570, 610, 717, 724, 814, 878
Prince Edward Island 902
Quebec 418, 438, 450, 514, 819
Rhode Island 401
Saskatchewan 306
South Carolina 803, 843, 864
South Dakota 605
TOLL FREE 800, 866, 877, 888
Tennessee 423, 615, 731, 865, 901, 931
Texas 210, 214, 254, 281, 325, 361, 409, 430, 432, 469, 512, 682, 713, 806, 817, 830, 832, 903, 915, 936, 940, 956, 972, 979
Utah 435, 801
Vermont 802
Virginia 276, 434, 540, 571, 703, 757, 804
Washington 206, 253, 360, 425, 509
West Virginia 304
Wisconsin 262, 414, 608, 715, 920
Wyoming 307
Yukon 867

COUNTRY CODES

Here are the list of Countries and their codes:

Dialing instructions:
Using Dial around service (1010XXX)
Domestic Calling: 10-10-XXX then 1 + area code & phone number you are calling
International Calling: 10-10-XXX + 011+ country code, city code and the number

Using 1 + Direct Dial Service
Domestic Calling: 1 + area code & phone number you are calling
International Calling: 011+ country code, city code and the number

COUNTRY CODES:
Afghanistan +93
Albania +355
Algeria +213
American Samoa +1-684, +684
Andorra +376
Angola +244
Anguilla +1-264
Antigua and Barbuda +1-268
Argentina +54
Armenia +374
Aruba +297
Ascension Island +247
Australia +61
Australian External Territories +672
Austria +43
Azerbaijan +994
Bahamas +1-242
Bahrain +973
Bangladesh +880
Barbados +1-246
Belarus +375
Belgium +32
Belize +501
Benin +229
Bermuda +1-441
Bhutan +975
Bolivia +591
Bosnia and Herzegovina +387
Botswana +267
Brazil +55
British Virgin Islands +1-284
Brunei Darussalam +673
Bulgaria +359
Burkina Faso +226
Burundi +257
Cambodia +855
Cameroon +237
Cape Verde +238
Cayman Islands +1-345
Central African Republic +236
Chad +235
Chile +56
China +86
Colombia +57
Comoros +269
Congo +242
Cook Islands +682
Costa Rica +506
Cote d'Ivoire +225
Croatia +385
Cuba +53
Cyprus +357
Czech Republic +420
Democratic People's Republic of Korea +850
Democratic Republic of the Congo +243
Denmark +45
Diego Garcia +246
Djibouti +253
Dominica +1-767
Dominican Republic +1-809, +1-829
East Timor +670
Ecuador +593
Egypt +20
El Salvador +503
Equatorial Guinea +240
Eritrea +291
Estonia +372
Ethiopia +251
Falkland Islands +500
Faroe Islands +298
Federated States of Micronesia +691
Fiji +679
Finland +358
France +33
French Guiana +594
French Polynesia +689
Gabon +241
Gambia +220
Georgia +995
Germany +49
Ghana +233
Gibraltar +350
Greece +30
Greenland +299
Grenada +1-473
Guadeloupe +590
Guam +1-671
Guatemala +502
Guinea +224
Guinea-Bissau +245
Guyana +592
Haiti +509
Honduras +504
Hong Kong +852
Hungary +36
Iceland +354
India +91
Indonesia +62
Iran +98
Iraq +964
Ireland +353
Israel +972
Italy +39
Jamaica +1-876
Japan +81
Jordan +962
Kazakhstan +7
Kenya +254
Kiribati +686
Kuwait +965
Kyrgyzstan +996
Laos +856
Latvia +371
Lebanon +961
Lesotho +266
Liberia +231
Libya +218
Liechtenstein +423
Lithuania +370
Luxembourg +352
Macau +853
Macedonia +389
Madagascar +261
Malawi +265
Malaysia +60
Maldives +960
Mali +223
Malta +356
Marshall Islands +692
Martinique +596
Mauritania +222
Mauritius +230
Mayotte +269
Mexico +52
Moldova +373
Monaco +377
Mongolia +976
Montserrat +1-664
Morocco +212
Mozambique +258
Myanmar +95
Namibia +264
Nauru +674
Nepal +977
Netherlands +31
Netherlands Antilles +599
New Caledonia +687
New Zealand +64
Nicaragua +505
Niger +227
Nigeria +234
Niue +683
Northern Mariana Islands +1-670
Norway +47
Oman +968
Pakistan +92
Palau +680
Panama +507
Papua New Guinea +675
Paraguay +595
Peru +51
Philippines +63
Poland +48
Portugal +351
Puerto Rico +1-787, +1-939
Qatar +974
Republic of Korea +82
Reunion +262
Romania +40
Russia +7
Rwanda +250
Samoa +685
San Marino +378
Sao Tome and Principe +239
Saudi Arabia +966
Senegal +221
Seychelles +248
Sierra Leone +232
Singapore +65
Slovakia +421
Slovenia +386
Solomon Islands +677
Somalia +252
South Africa +27
Spain +34
Sri Lanka +94
St. Helena +290
St. Kitts and Nevis +1-869
St. Lucia +1-758
St. Pierre and Miquelon +508
St. Vincent and the Grenadines +1-784
Sudan +249
Suriname +597
Swaziland +268
Sweden +46
Switzerland +41
Syria +963
Taiwan +886
Tajikistan +992
Tanzania +255
Thailand +66
Togo +228
Tokelau +690
Tonga +676
Trinidad and Tobago +1-868
Tunisia +216
Turkey +90
Turkmenistan +993
Turks and Caicos Islands +1-649
Tuvalu +688
US Virgin Islands +1-340
Uganda +256
Ukraine +380
United Arab Emirates +971
United Kingdom +44
Uruguay +598
Uzbekistan +998
Vanuatu +678
Vatican +379
Venezuela +58
Vietnam +84
Wallis and Futuna Islands +681
Yemen +967
Yugoslavia +381
Zambia +260
Zimbabwe +263

How to Place a Call?

Using Dial around service (1010XXX)
Domestic Calling: 10-10-XXX then 1 + area code & phone number you are calling
International Calling: 10-10-XXX + 011+ country code, city code and the number

* Note: IF YOU SIGNED UP FOR THE DIALAROUND1010 MOBILE SERVICE!
The access number is a Toll Free number not a 1010 Number!

Using 1 + Direct Dial Service
Domestic Calling: 1 + area code & phone number you are calling
International Calling: 011+ country code, city code and the number

Recommendations:
Everdial Long Distance 4.9¢ state-to-state rate, 24hours 7 days a week. 30 second initial, 6 second increments. Excellent international rates, low in-state rates. NO MONTHLY MINIMUMS or FEES. A 99¢ Carrier Recovery Fee takes the place of the 3% Federal tax.

PNG Long Distance 3.9¢ rate applies all day, every day for state-to-state calls in the contiguous 48 states. Now has a 99¢ monthly fee. Awesome international rates: (rates to call landline phones shown -- check website for rates to call mobile phones) France 4.4¢, Germany 4.4¢, India from 15.3 - 20.2¢, Japan 5.5¢, Mexico from 4.5 - 13.1¢, Poland 5.3¢, Russia 3.6 - 8.1¢ , South Korea 4.9¢, Taiwan from 4.5¢, Thailand 9.5¢, U.K. 4.4¢.PNG also offers stand-alone toll free service, local phone service, high speed internet and cellular plans with very low international rates and a referral plan. Service not available in Hawaii and Alaska. All calls to Hawaii and Alaska are 15.9¢ per minute. Visit PNG Long Distance website for in-state rates, other info. and to order service.

Dialuno "Primero" 1 plus plan 3.8¢ rate applies 24 hours/7 days a week for all state-to-state calls. billed in 6 second increments Great international rates, especially to Mexico and South American countries. Toll free numbers available at no extra charge and will bill incoming at same rates. Primus Telecommunications, Inc does the billing and customer service, calls are carried on the MCI network and Alliance AT&T network. A .95 Carrier Recovery Fee is added in any month the service is used. There is a minimal billing requirement of $5/month which means:If monthly usage totals less than $5, your bill will be adjusted to meet the $5 minimum.

ECG Long Distance 2.5¢ state-to-state rate if billed by E-bill only and credit card. Also billed in 6 second increments. ECG also has toll free numbers available at no extra charge and incoming billing at same rates. $0.59 per month regulatory recovery fee applies to each taxable account, requires EasyPay and EasyBill. EasyBill is ECG's paperless billing option that lets customers receive their monthly ECG bill online. EasyPay is ECG's paperless payment option that lets customers pay their monthly ECG bill electronically via credit/debit card or bank draft.3.5¢ state-to-state rate if you wish a paper bill and/or pay by check or other method $0.59 per month regulatory recovery fee applies to each taxable account, plus paper bill processing fee of $2.50ECG is available in approximately 80% of the country. When you request service, it will tell you if they don't serve your area.Notes: Primus Telecommunications, Inc, carrier for Dialuno, Dialaround1010, Everdial, has been in business since 1990, and uses MCI network as well as Alliance AT&T network. They have recently moved all customer service back to the U.S. (YAY!!!) and calls are generally answered pretty quickly. Also, when you sign up for one of the Primus plans, they get you hooked up very quickly.PNG has been in business since 1992 and uses Qwest, Global Crossing and WILTEL as the underlying carriers. These are all Tier 1 carriers and we have been told all calls are routed over digital fiber optic networks. PNG also has 24 hour US based customer service and calls are often answered in under 1 minute.

* Note: This service can take up to 5 to 7 business day to activate.
To Confirm service Activation please call(toll free) 1-700-555-4141 and listen for the recorded network provider's welcome message.

Using a Prepaid Calling card:
For Domestic Calling: Dial the Access Number + enter your PIN Number + 1+ area code & phone number you are calling
International Calling: Dial the Access Number + enter your PIN Number + 011+ country code, city code and the number

Common charges - telephone bill

Here are some common charges that are usually found in a phone bill:

911 - This charge is imposed by local government to help pay for emergency services such as fire and rescue.

Federal Excise Tax – It is a three percent (3%) tax mandated by the federal government for all telecommunication services. This includes local, long distance and wireless bills.

(Federal) Subscriber Line Charge – This charge may appear as "FCC Charge for Network Access," "Federal Line Cost Charge," "Interstate Access Charge," "Federal Access Charge," "Interstate Single Line Charge," "Customer Line Charge" or "FCC-Approved Customer Line Charge.” The FCC caps the maximum price that a company may charge for this. This is not a government charge or tax and it does not end up in the government’s treasury.

Local Number Portability Charge (LNP) – This charge provides residential and business telephone customers with the ability to retain their existing local telephone numbers when switching from one local service provider to another. This is not a tax but a fixed monthly charge.

State & Local Municipal Tax – It may also appear on the phone bill as “Gross receipt tax” in some state. Imposed by the state, local and municipal governments on goods and services.

(State) Subscriber Line Charge – Mandated by some states’ public service or utility commissions to compensate the local phone company for part of the cost of providing local telephone lines associated with state services.

Relay Services Charge – It is a state charge that helps to pay for the relay center, which transmits and translates calls for hearing-impaired and speech-impaired people.

Universal Service Fund (USF) or Universal Connectivity Fee - The USF helps to make phone service affordable and available to all Americans, including consumers with low income and those living in areas where the costs for providing telephone service is high. This fund helps provide schools, libraries and rural health care providers with discount phone services. Congress has mandated that all telephone companies providing interstate service must contribute to USF.

FCC has set the following rules and guideline for phone bills to avoid fraud or any confusion on charges made.

Here are our recommendations:
DialUno Cerca 1010
Register to get 10-10 code
DialUno
6.9¢ / min.8¢ to AK, HI
New .95 monthly Carrier Recovery Fee.
online contact form / 1.800.575.2640

DialAround 1010
Register to get 10-10 code.
Primus
5.5¢ / min.8¢ to AK, HI
6-second billing with 30 second minimum on state-to-state and instate calls.
Lower minimum billing of $5/month Plus New .95 monthly Carrier Recovery Fee
1-800-297-9533

PNG PowerDial
Register to use toll free access number.
PNG
5.7¢ / min.15.9¢ to AK, HI
Now has a 99¢ monthly feeFor
1-800-297-9527

Everdial Long Distance
4.9¢ state-to-state rate,
24hours 7 days a week.
30 second initial, 6 second increments.
NO MONTHLY MINIMUMS or FEES.
A 99¢ Carrier Recovery Fee
3% Federal tax.

PNG Long Distance
3.9¢ rate .
Now has a 99¢ monthly fee.
Awesome international rates
check website for rates to call mobile

PNG
also offers stand-alone toll free service,
local phone service,
high speed internet
and cellular plans
with very low international rates

Dialuno
"Primero" 1 plus plan 3.8¢ rate applies 24 hours/7 days a week for all state-to-state calls. billed in 6 second increments Great international rates, especially to Mexico and South American countries. Toll free numbers available at no extra charge and will bill incoming at same rates.

Primus Telecommunications, Inc does the billing and customer service, calls are carried on the MCI network and Alliance AT&T network.
$0.95 Carrier Recovery Fee is added in any month the service is used.

There is a minimal billing requirement of $5/month which means:If monthly usage totals less than $5, your bill will be adjusted to meet the $5 minimum.

ECG Long Distance
2.5¢ state-to-state rate if billed by E-bill only and credit card. Also billed in 6 second increments.

ECG also has toll free numbers available at no extra charge and incoming billing at same rates. $0.59 per month regulatory recovery fee applies to each taxable account, requires EasyPay and EasyBill. EasyBill is ECG's paperless billing option that lets customers receive their monthly ECG bill online.

EasyPay is ECG's paperless payment option that lets customers pay their monthly ECG bill electronically via credit/debit card or bank draft.

3.5¢ state-to-state rate if you wish a paper bill and/or pay by check or other method $0.59 per month regulatory recovery fee applies to each taxable account, plus paper bill processing fee of $2.50

ECG is available in approximately 80% of the country. When you request service, it will tell you if they don't serve your area.

Cell Phone Fraud

Cell Phone fraud may occur in two different ways: Identity Theft and Cell Phone Cloning.

Identity Theft occurs when someone signs up for service with fraudulently obtained customer information or false identification. Lawbreakers use your personal information and use it to set up a cell phone account in your name.

It may take a while to solve identity theft and it could be a long and difficult process for the victim. Call your carrier if you think you have been a victim of identity theft.

Cell Phone Cloning Fraud

Every cell phone is supposed to have a unique factory-set electronic serial number (ESN) and telephone number (MIN). A cloned cell phone is one that has been reprogrammed to transmit the ESN and MIN belonging to another (legitimate) cell phone.

Unscrupulous people can obtain valid ESN/MIN combinations by illegally monitoring the radio wave transmissions from the cell phones of legitimate subscribers. After cloning, both the legitimate and the fraudulent cell phones have the same ESN/MIN combination and cellular systems cannot distinguish the cloned cell phone from the legitimate one. The legitimate phone user then gets billed for the cloned phone’s calls.

Here are our recommendations:
DialUno Cerca 1010
Register to get 10-10 code
DialUno
6.9¢ / min.8¢ to AK, HI
New .95 monthly Carrier Recovery Fee.
online contact form / 1.800.575.2640

DialAround 1010
Register to get 10-10 code.
Primus
5.5¢ / min.8¢ to AK, HI
6-second billing with 30 second minimum on state-to-state and instate calls.
Lower minimum billing of $5/month Plus New .95 monthly Carrier Recovery Fee
1-800-297-9533

PNG PowerDial
Register to use toll free access number.
PNG
5.7¢ / min.15.9¢ to AK, HI
Now has a 99¢ monthly feeFor
1-800-297-9527

Everdial Long Distance
4.9¢ state-to-state rate,
24hours 7 days a week.
30 second initial, 6 second increments.
NO MONTHLY MINIMUMS or FEES.
A 99¢ Carrier Recovery Fee
3% Federal tax.

PNG Long Distance
3.9¢ rate .
Now has a 99¢ monthly fee.
Awesome international rates
check website for rates to call mobile

PNG
also offers stand-alone toll free service,
local phone service,
high speed internet
and cellular plans
with very low international rates

Dialuno
"Primero" 1 plus plan 3.8¢ rate applies 24 hours/7 days a week for all state-to-state calls. billed in 6 second increments Great international rates, especially to Mexico and South American countries. Toll free numbers available at no extra charge and will bill incoming at same rates.

Primus Telecommunications, Inc does the billing and customer service, calls are carried on the MCI network and Alliance AT&T network.
$0.95 Carrier Recovery Fee is added in any month the service is used.

There is a minimal billing requirement of $5/month which means:If monthly usage totals less than $5, your bill will be adjusted to meet the $5 minimum.

ECG Long Distance
2.5¢ state-to-state rate if billed by E-bill only and credit card. Also billed in 6 second increments.

ECG also has toll free numbers available at no extra charge and incoming billing at same rates. $0.59 per month regulatory recovery fee applies to each taxable account, requires EasyPay and EasyBill. EasyBill is ECG's paperless billing option that lets customers receive their monthly ECG bill online.

EasyPay is ECG's paperless payment option that lets customers pay their monthly ECG bill electronically via credit/debit card or bank draft.

3.5¢ state-to-state rate if you wish a paper bill and/or pay by check or other method $0.59 per month regulatory recovery fee applies to each taxable account, plus paper bill processing fee of $2.50

ECG is available in approximately 80% of the country. When you request service, it will tell you if they don't serve your area.

Careless Dialing

Be very careful when placing a collect or other operator-assisted calls, or you or the party you are calling may end up paying a higher rate. The unexpected charges may come as a result of a new scheme involving "fat-finger dialing."

How it happens: You place a call from a public phone or payphone, intending to use a service like 1-800-CALL-ATT or 1-800-COLLECT. But you misspell or hit an incorrect button when dialing. You accidentally dial something like 1-800-CALLAT.

You get connected to the party you wished to call, but the phone company that connects you is not the one you intended to use. Instead, it is a company that secures 800 numbers related to well-known ones. For example, a company secures the number "800-CALLAT".

The company banks on the possibility that you might accidentally misspell or misdial your intended number. Often, the company won't identify itself to you or the person receiving the collect call before connecting the call. The charges for the misdialed call are 2 to 3 times higher than it would have been.

Dial carefully so that you can avoid this problem. Listen to the handset while dialing the number to make sure you hit each number only once. If you are not sure you dialed correctly, hang up and start again.

You may file a complaint with Federal Communications Commission (FCC) through their e-mail fccinfo@fcc.gov, website www.fcc.gov/cgb/complaints.html, or by phone 1-888-CALL-FCC (1-888-225-5322).

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DialUno Cerca 1010
Register to get 10-10 code
DialUno
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New .95 monthly Carrier Recovery Fee.
online contact form / 1.800.575.2640

DialAround 1010
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Primus
5.5¢ / min.8¢ to AK, HI
6-second billing with 30 second minimum on state-to-state and instate calls.
Lower minimum billing of $5/month Plus New .95 monthly Carrier Recovery Fee
1-800-297-9533

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Everdial Long Distance
4.9¢ state-to-state rate,
24hours 7 days a week.
30 second initial, 6 second increments.
NO MONTHLY MINIMUMS or FEES.
A 99¢ Carrier Recovery Fee
3% Federal tax.

PNG Long Distance
3.9¢ rate .
Now has a 99¢ monthly fee.
Awesome international rates
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PNG
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Dialuno
"Primero" 1 plus plan 3.8¢ rate applies 24 hours/7 days a week for all state-to-state calls. billed in 6 second increments Great international rates, especially to Mexico and South American countries. Toll free numbers available at no extra charge and will bill incoming at same rates.

Primus Telecommunications, Inc does the billing and customer service, calls are carried on the MCI network and Alliance AT&T network.
$0.95 Carrier Recovery Fee is added in any month the service is used.

There is a minimal billing requirement of $5/month which means:If monthly usage totals less than $5, your bill will be adjusted to meet the $5 minimum.

ECG Long Distance
2.5¢ state-to-state rate if billed by E-bill only and credit card. Also billed in 6 second increments.

ECG also has toll free numbers available at no extra charge and incoming billing at same rates. $0.59 per month regulatory recovery fee applies to each taxable account, requires EasyPay and EasyBill. EasyBill is ECG's paperless billing option that lets customers receive their monthly ECG bill online.

EasyPay is ECG's paperless payment option that lets customers pay their monthly ECG bill electronically via credit/debit card or bank draft.

3.5¢ state-to-state rate if you wish a paper bill and/or pay by check or other method $0.59 per month regulatory recovery fee applies to each taxable account, plus paper bill processing fee of $2.50

ECG is available in approximately 80% of the country. When you request service, it will tell you if they don't serve your area.