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, IBN Tel, 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 Long Distance Service   (from 3.9¢ per minute) Ride the Light of the Fiber Optic Nationwide Network of Qwest Communications. Toll free, dial-around, and Travel Card (9.7¢/min) services also available. Features 6-second billing, 18-second minimum for 4.25 and 4.5 long distance service plans. No monthly fee if usage is over $15! *Toll Free Service Available - No service charges!*
	Pioneer Telephone Discount Long Distance Provider   (from 2.7¢ per minute) From 2.7¢/min, low international calling rates and a Traditional long distance provider with old fashioned customer service. No hidden surprises... just a simple, straightforward and honest company. Pioneer has not raised its domestic U.S. long distance rates since 1989!
	Total Call International Long Distance Provider   (from 3¢ per minute) Top notch long distance provider with great support. 6 second billing with 18 second minimum. No monthly fee. Cheap international long distance rates. Online account management makes it easy to keep track of your long distance bill.
	IBN Tel Cheap Long Distance   (from 2.3¢ per minute) Great service with very low international long distance and domestic rates as low as 2.3¢ a minute. Available in most of the contiguous U.S. IBNTel uses a high quality network, so you don't have to sacrifice call quality for incredible long distance rates!
	OPEX Discount Long Distance Service   (from 2.7¢ per minute) Outstanding (USA origination) long distance service, featuring low intrastate and 2.7¢ 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)*
	Covista Communications Discount Long Distance Service (from 2.5¢ per minute) Outstanding (USA-48 origination) long distance service, featuring low intrastate and 2.5¢ interstate long distance rates. 30-second billing increments! Online signup. For business and residential long distance accounts. Direct billed via U.S. mail. *Toll Free Service Available*