- Date
- 2001-02
- Kind
- Publication
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- communicationtechnologypublic-serviceeconomy
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The February 2001 Beacon published TDS Telecom guidance on calling-card fraud and billing. Readers were told to shield account numbers, disconnect the carrier after use, and compare rates, increments, surcharges, and service fees.
Evidence limits
This is general consumer guidance and does not document a Beaver Island fraud case or individual calling-card plans.
Sources
- The notice advises shielding calling-card numbers, disconnecting from the long-distance carrier after a call, and comparing per-minute rates, billing increments, surcharges, minimum-use fees, and service fees. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2001-02_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the calling-card safety notice.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2001-02_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “TDS Telecom publishes calling-card fraud and billing-safety tips for island readers in 2001”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-telecom-calling-card-safety-2001/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 2001, “TDS TELECOM: Safety Tips for Calling Cards.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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