Yeah, but there was the concept of intraLATA toll calls. Or &quot;local-toll&quot; calls. These weren&#x27;t long-distance, but they weren&#x27;t free, either.<p>I remember calling my grandparents in Arizona cost 5¢ a minute, but calling relatives in the next city over—about 10 miles away—cost something crazy like 29¢ a minute.<p>This was in California. I&#x27;m sure the rate structures varied from state to state.