LORAIN — Phone customers in Lorain County will soon be charged long distance rates for some calls to other numbers within the county.

CenturyTel, along with all long-distance providers nationwide, will be changing how calls to certain cellular phone numbers are billed beginning in March, said company spokeswoman Joanette Romero.

Romero said the new billing plan will charge customers for calls to cell phones outside their service area, a new policy that has been overlooked for several months.

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