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New Solution Beats High Costs of International Calls… And Just In Time for the Holidays Los Angeles, CA (rushprnews) 12/19/2006 - Most Latinos have a heavy reliance of phone services of all kinds. A strong connection to family, friends and business connections back home lead many to pick up the phone and reach out often on a daily basis. But making phone calls has the propensity to be expensive, and the costs could be getting higher, making services such as Hoi Polloi, Inc (www.freecallstomexico.com) a welcome relief to many, especially during the holidays. Millions of Latinos may see tax hikes imposed on traditional landline phone services under a new bill being proposed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman. Currently, Latinos, elder Americans and those who live where phone service costs would be astronomical have phone service costs subsidized by funding by the Universal Services Fund (USF). The Fund provides financial service, schools and other need-related services across the country. The fee now imposed on the caller for the phone service is based on usage - the more calls made the more you pay. But, a universal fare hike has been proposed that may occur regardless of how many calls are made. Three to five million Hispanic and Latino households in the United States could be included among the 43 million Americans would pay more in federal phone fees under the plan. Some may not be able to afford it. There are other options in phone service, but they may also take a chunk out of an individual's monthly budget, primarily if several calls are made internationally. While many mobile phone companies do offer free long-distance service at key tines during the day, these long distance minutes may not apply to the areas may Latinos call outside of the United States and Puerto Rico, resulting in large charges. And e-mail or Voice Over IP (VOIP) may not be the answer either. While e-mail is a relatively inexpensive venture, many family members in home countries may have infrequent access to the internet or none at all. Enter Hoi Polloi, Inc, a new Los Angeles-based telecommunications company has devised a way to offer free calls from the US to Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey. Here's how the system works. Those looking to place an international call simply dial 712-338-8849 (a number based in Iowa) from any phone, anywhere in the US. At the prompt, callers simply dial 011, the country code and number they wish to dial and they are instantly connected. Hoi Polloi does not charge anything for the call or the call connection. There is no sign up or commitments of any kind and the caller can stay connected for as long and as often as they would like. Through creative routing similar to the system used by the popular service, E-Fax, Hoi Polloi is able to let anyone use this service free of charge. The caller does not pay the international charge, only the normal local long distance charge, if any, for the call to the 712 area code (now-a-days, most phone plans include free long distance, so this call will be free I most cases). Hoi Polloi actually makes money off of the carrier and not the caller. The company already has the same system working for calls to China, The UK, Canada, Germany, Singapore, Hong Kong, Buenos Aires, Seoul, and plans to open up 25 new countries in 2007.
Los Angeles, CA (rushprnews) 12/19/2006 - La mayoría de los hispanos depende en gran medida de los servicios telefónicos de todo tipo. Una estrecha conexión con la familia, amigos y negocios en sus países de origen hace que los mismos utilicen el teléfono con frecuencia y diariamente. Pero las llamadas telefónicas tienden a ser caras, y los precios siguen ascendiendo, lo cual hace que servicios como los de Holloi Polloi, Inc. (http://www.freecallstomexico.com) sean un alivio bienvenido. Para más información, visite http://www.freecallstomexico.com. ###
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