TELECOMMUNICATIONS
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
AT&T;, MCI Settle Dispute Over Phone Number Information: Under the accord, Washington-based MCI will change the way it bills for its fledgling long-distance directory service, which enables consumers to call a single 800 phone number and get domestic or international directory assistance for $0.75. MCI now will either bill the credit cards of callers to the service or set up a billing arrangement in advance. The settlement stems from a complaint AT&T; filed with federal regulators in mid-October alleging that MCI’s directory service violates a 1992 federal law that generally forbids companies from charging customers for calling toll-free 800 numbers.
