New Haven, Connecticut-based Southern New England Telecommunications Corp reports that its SNET subsidiary is now offering international long distance services, including calling card and 800 service: it will serve Conecticticut with long distance service with simple calling areas, calling periods and discounts, and says that it has defined two calling areas. Connecticut telephone users – with one rate for the northeast and another rate for the rest of the US; how is the phone company able to offer long-distance service when other Baby Bells cannot? It was already halfway out of the Bell System when AT&T Co shed its local phone interests in 1984, and AT&T held only a minority stake, since sold, so it was not covered by the restrictions of the consent decree.
