1.  Domestic long-distance telephone calls often do not connect, and international calls can be nearly impossible.

2.  A local call costs less than a long-distance or an international call.

3.  Analysts expect the companies will profit long-term as cheaper international calls and more expensive local calls may change Argentine calling habits.

4.  An affiliate of a foreign telephone monopoly could enter the U.S. market and send international calls to its home country at a cheaper price than its U.S. competitors do.

5.  Antonio Canton, Retevision telecommunications director said it will at first offer only long-distance calling, including international calls.

6.  As nations around the world reduced regulations and rates on international calls, the American-based callback market stagnated.

7.  As in Italy, international calls are not permitted, but in Sweden both local calls and calls to other cities are free.

8.  Because Sharm el-Sheikh is so far from any metropolitan area, even calling Cairo is the equivalent of an international call.

9.  Besides its license to operate a cellular phone network, Smart also has a franchise to offer international calls and paging services.

10.  Blocks of time are available for domestic calls, for international calls to a single country and for a combination of domestic and international calls.