Discount Long Distance Explained

What is discount long distance, and how does it differ from regular long distance?

What exactly is meant by the phrase discount long distance? Well, discount usually means something is cheaper. So, discount long distance is less expensive than regular long distance service. Discount long distance service is less expensive because it is resold by a company that buys service in large quantities, directly from the carrier. These long distance providers in turn sell this service to consumers who pay less than if they bought it directly from the carrier themselves. In some areas as little as 2.7¢ per minute. These discount long distance providers are mostly companies you have never heard of. Examples would be Pioneer Telephone,  Opex Communications, Unitel, and Power Net Global. The long distance carriers they buy useage from are companies you have heard of. Such as, AT&T, Williams Communications, Qwest, Sprint, MCI WorldCom, SBC, and Bell South. So, in short, discount long distance is basically the same quality as regular long distance, but at a much more affordable cost.

 

Free discount long distance comparison

	PowerNetGlobal  (3.9¢ per minute) - Ride the Light of the Fiber Optic Nationwide Network of Qwest. Toll free dial-around (PowerDial) and Travel Card (9.7¢/min) Services also available. Features 6-second billing, 18-second minimum for 4.25 and 4.5 long distance rate plans. No monthly fee if usage is over $15! *Toll Free Service Available - No service charges!*
	IBN Tel Super low USA and International rates! Superior service with ultra-low International and domestic rates as low as 2.3 ¢ per minute. Available throughout most of the continental United States. IBNTel uses a high quality network, so you don't have to substitute call quality for low rates!
	Pioneer Telephone From 2.7¢/min, low international rates Traditional long distance with old fashioned customer service. No hidden surprises... just a simple, straightforward and honest company. Pioneer has not raised its domestic U.S. rates since 1989!
	OPEX (from 2.7¢ per minute) - OPEX Long Distance Phone Service.  Outstanding (USA origination) long distance service, featuring low intrastate and 2.95¢ interstate long distance rates. Full minute billing. Online signup. For commercial and residential long distance users. *100 free interstate minutes* *Toll Free Service Available* *Lowest long distance rates shown apply only in 'Baby Bell' Areas (Pacific Bell, Bell South, Ameritech, US West, Southwest Bell, Bell Atlantic)*
	Unitel (2.5¢ per minute) - Unitel Long Distance Phone Service.  Outstanding (USA-48 origination) service, featuring low intrastate and 2.5¢ interstate long distance rates. Six second billing - 18 second minimum. Online signup. For business and residential long distance users. Direct billed via U.S. mail. *Toll Free Service Available* *ONLY Available in 'Baby Bell' Areas (Pacific Bell, Bell South, Ameritech, US West, Southwest Bell, Bell Atlantic)*
	Covista Communications  (2.5¢ per minute) - Covista Communications Long Distance Phone Service.  Outstanding (USA-48 origination) service, featuring low intrastate and 2.5¢ interstate long distance rates. 30-second billing increments! Online signup. For business and residential long distance users. Direct billed via U.S. mail. *Toll Free Service Available*