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Definition of Long-distance call
1. Noun. A telephone call made outside the local calling area. "I talked to her by long distance"
Generic synonyms: Call, Phone Call, Telephone Call
Specialized synonyms: Toll Call
Lexicographical Neighbors of Long-distance Call
Literary usage of Long-distance call
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bell Hangers' Hand-book by Francis Beatus Badt (1901)
"Long Distance Call Bell System. For transmitting calls to a long distance, the
system outlined in Fig. 46 is used. Only one wire is employed, ..."
2. Mergers and Competition in the Telecommunications Industry: Congressional edited by Orrin G. Hatch (2000)
"The same long distance call that cost $1.77 (in 1994 dollars) ten years ago,
costs less than 58 cents today. Mr. Chairman, the development of competition in ..."
3. The OECD Report on Regulatory Reform by Joanna R. Shelton (1997)
"Within usage charges there has also been a rebalancing between local call charges
and long distance call charges. On average the price of local calls has ..."
4. Public Utilities Reports by Henry Clifford Spurr, Ellsworth Nichols, Public Utilities Reports, inc (1918)
"2. To make a call to any of the exchanges located at Twin Cities, Plain, Loganville,
Mazomanie, or Lodi. 3. To originate a long-distance call. ..."
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