Communication Surcharges

This charge may be assessed for accessing CompuServe in addition to your CompuServe membership fee, even during your free trial period. For example, if you access CompuServe using a number that is long distance for your calling area, you will be charged for the long distance usage by your telephone access provider. This charge will appear on your telephone bill--it is not charged by CompuServe and will not appear on your CompuServe bill.

CompuServe will assess a communication surcharge if you use CompuServe's 800 number to access CompuServe. The use of this access number is in addition to your membership fee and will appear on your CompuServe bill. However, since this is a toll-free number, you will not be assessed any additional charges by your telephone access provider.

CompuServe will assess a communication surcharge in certain geographic areas for access using carriers other than CSnet.  This surcharge is in addition to your membership fee and will appear on your CompuServe bill.  For further information about this surcharge, go to the Access area at Keyword: PHONES.