The Hotel Manager can also provide automatic wake-up calls.

But their plans typically provide free calls only to customers who use the same wireless provider.

Knights Inns, another Cendant division, provides free local calls to members of its frequent-guest plan.

Driving much of the price war is a continuing drop in the cost of providing long-distance calls.

KDD, the main company now providing international calls, would be allowed into the domestic market.

MetroPCS specializes in providing unlimited local calls for a flat monthly rate of $35.

For those who want to talk on their cellphones, there's a separate room with seating, along with a vintage-style phone that provides free local calls.

The Link provides casting calls for nearly 500 acting parts per week but does not transmit video or audio clips.

It provided calls for 2p and texts for 1p in return for a £5 monthly payment.

And it will provide free and unlimited local calls for an indefinite period.