Free Long Distance Telephone Calls within Mexico

by Maureen Dietrich
31 Dec 14
mazmessenger.com
 

Beginning tomorrow, January 1, 2015 at 12:01pm, all landline and cellular long distance phone calls within Mexico are free and will appear on monthly statements as a local call.

 

Cellphone callers will continue to use 045 and 044 when making the call and those with landlines will preface the long distance call with 01 or 02 as previously.

 

Other changes beginning January 1, 2015 according to a mail out from the federal Profeco (Consumer Protection) office, include:

• cell phone users may now change cell phone companies and carry over their present telephone

number and companies can no longer block cell phones when a contract has been terminated

• telephone companies can no longer apply services or packages to your account without your permission

• for cellphone users, checking the amount of time and money on the phone is now a free service and money deposited on a prepaid cell phone lasts one year.

(from Noroeste and Profeco mail out)