Ameritech is slashing roaming rates in 30 U.S. cities, which will make cellular telephone calling more affordable for customers in the St. Louis area, including Cape Girardeau.
Ameritech customers traveling to select cities can access cellular services for only 50 cents a minute. As a new addition, Missouri Ameritech customers who travel to the Paducah, Ky., or Carbondale, Ill., areas can use their phones on the B-band for 50 cents a minute with no daily roaming rate.
When cellular phone users travel outside their cellular company's home service area into an area serviced by another company, they are roaming.
Ameritech is offering a free "Travel Tips" brochure with instructions and guidelines for cellular calling. The guide is available by calling (314) 414-7870.
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