MidMissouri2024

SERVICE AREA/LATA

Equal Access Changes in the telephone industry have made it possible for more than one long distance company to ask for your 1 + and 0 + IntraLATA long distance business. What is a LATA? A LATA is a Local Access Transport Area that divides states into regional toll calling areas (sometimes referred to as local toll areas).

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660 AREA

TARKIO

• ST. JOSEPH 816

KIRKSVILLE

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HANNIBAL

& 975 AREA

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MEXICO

MOBERLY

• KANSAS CITY

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314/557 AREA

BOONEVILLE

636 AREA

COLUMBIA

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WARRENSBURG

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HERMANN

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ST. LOUIS

SEDALIA

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• • • • CLARKSBURG 573 AREA BELLA

UNION

JEFFERSON CITY

CALIFORNIA

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PARK HILLS

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RICH HILL

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RICHLAND

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LEBANON

NEVADA

SALEM

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CAPE GIRARDEAU

417 AREA

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SIKESTON POPLAR BLUFF

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SPRINGFIELD

Jefferson City

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JOPLIN

Columbia

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Kansas City

CABOOL

BERNIE

LATA

LATA

PARMA

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KENNETT

STEELE

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There are a number of companies that are willing to carry your IntraLATA and InterLATA calls. It is up to you to make a comparison of companies and their rate plans. You may decide you want the same company to handle all of your toll calls or you may find one company has a better plan to handle your IntraLATA calls and another compa ny has better rates for your InterLATA calls. When you have selected the best calling plan for you, call the long distance company’s 800 number to start service. You must also call GoNetspeed to set up the IntraLATA and InterLATA carrier on your account. After you make your initial selec tion of an IntraLATA and InterLATA toll company, you can make changes of these toll carriers in the future; however, changing the IntraLATA or InterLATA carrier will result in a charge for each switch of carriers you make. What are Interstate Calls? Interstate calls (sometimes referred to as State to-State calls) are calls to another state. Some long distance companies have separate calling plans for Interstate or State-to-State calls.

St. Louis

LATA

Springfield

LATA

What is IntraLATA? IntraLATA long distance calls are those made to locations outside of your home exchange, but within the LATA (see map for further explana tion). These calls are sometimes referred to as “local toll.” What is InterLATA? InterLATA long distance calls are those calls made outside of your LATA (refer to map) but within the state.

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