Notably, these service providers do not need to establish a physical, local presence in order to route their calls in this way.
These services typically include phone sex and conference call providers, which expect a high volume of incoming calls.
For the first two years, they are then free to bill interexchange carriers directly at an initially-high rural rate of five to thirteen cents a minute.
If you thought sleeping with someone before a first date was a no-go, but texting during a date was OK, think again.
People who dialed in were greeted by a woman who purred, “Hello boys, thank you for calling me on my anniversary. New callers, press two.” She even offered 20 free minutes to her gentlemen callers (but only after they had already spent 0, how rude).
Luckily for him, Scott was able to rectify his mistake shortly after making it.