Canada is not an international call from the US!

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I have many work colleagues and also family living in the US. I am in Canada. It came to my attention, during a business call, that my associate's phone company was charging him INTERNATIONAL calling rates to call me in Canada. He called the company and told them that, if they did not rectify that immediately and make the charge for REGULAR long distance, he would not only close his personal home phone account but would also pull his business account. The change was put into effect immediately. Based on this, I started asking family and friends to check their home and cell phone bills (depending on how they call me). Not all, but several, were also being charged for international calling. (In comparison, I pay the same cost per minute to make a long distance call to the US as I pay for long distance within Canada... it's the same continent after all). I've been encouraging them to contact their companies to attempt to have it changed and some have succeeded. We spend enough money already for home phones, cell phones, long distance plans, etc.... every little bit we can save is great for our budgets! Just thought I'd share this in case it helps anyone else :)