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Cell phone carriers waive charges, allow free long-distance calling to Ukraine
Cell phone carriers waive charges, allow free long-distance calling to Ukraine
By Caroline Vakil - 02/25/22 06:19 PM EST
The largest U.S. cell phone carriers are waiving charges or allowing free long-distance calling to Ukraine amid the ongoing Russian invasion.
T-Mobile announced on Thursday that, until next Thursday, it would be forgoing fees associated with international long-distance and international roaming on calls and text messages made between the U.S. and Ukraine.
“T-Mobile is waiving international long-distance and international roaming charges for calls and SMS made to/from U.S. and Ukraine for T-Mobile and Sprint postpaid and prepaid consumer and business customers,” the cell phone carrier said in a statement. “This includes calls made within Ukraine to local numbers to cover roaming customers in Ukraine.”
Two other cell phone carriers joined T-Mobile on Friday: AT&T announced it would be allowing unlimited long-distance calling to Ukraine, while Verizon announced it would be waiving charges for calls to and from Ukraine.
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https://thehill.com/policy/technology/595924-cell-phone-carriers-waive-charges-allow-long-distance-calling-to-ukraine