Operator, I'd like to make a long distance collect call to Canada.

接线员，我想打个由对方付款的长话到加拿大。

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Operator , I want to make a long distance call.

话务员，我要打长途电话。

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China Mobile, the country's largest mobile telecom operator, plans to phase out its long distance & roaming charges by the end of 2016, the Beijing Times reports.

《新京报》报道，中国最大的移动通信运营商中国移动计划于2016年底之前逐步取消长途漫游费。

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WorldCom's attempt to merge with Sprint, a long-distance operator, in 2000 was rejected as anti-competitive, since it would have created a giant with huge market power.

ECONOMIST: How much longer can things go on getting worse?

It was Mr Sullivan, for example, who had the idea of taking over MCI, a much bigger long-distance operator, in 1997.

BBC: Greed, fear and loathing in the boardroom

The long-distance phone operator goes home at 6 p.m.

CNN: INSIDE STORY: PHILIPPINES