When you use a landline phone, if someone calls you long distance does it charge both parties?

Question

Or does it charge just the person making the call?

Answer 1

just the person who called you, unless it's a collect call. if it's a collect call and you accept, you get charged.

Answer 2

I have never known a fixed network phone company to charge people for receiving calls, regardless where the call was from, or how the incoming was made. Now having said that, I don't know where in the world your landline phone number is, so I won't say never, just VERY VERY VERY UNLIKELY. The rationale is that since you don't know who is calling you until you pick up the phone to answer it, it would be unfair to you if someone tries to run up your phone bill just be calling your number many many times. I've known a friend who happened to get a number that used to belong to a company that failed and was no longer in business. He ended up getting many phone calls from people looking for that defunct business, and some calls were not so friendly. He eventually have to get the phone company to give him a new number.

Answer 3

Just the person making the call.

Answer 4

Nope, it just charges the person making the long distance call

Answer 5

it is charged to the person that made the call

Answer 6

its charged just to the person initiating the phone call!!!

Answer 7

Just the person dialing the call.