Rates and Charges For state-to-state collect calls and collect messages made by dialing 1-800-COLLECT or 1-800-226-2727 (Collect En Espanol): Per Call Surcharge:   Automated $4.99 Operator Assistance Requested $6.49 Third Party Billed $6.49 Rate Per Minute: $1.59 Calls from a payphone will have an additional $0.55 payphone surcharge. An additional 11.4% Federal Universal Service Charge is added to all interstate calls and to the payphone surcharge. Rates and surcharges vary for in-state calls and calls billed to credit cards and local phone company calling cards. Please dial 1-800-COLLECT and press “0”. An operator will be happy to connect you to a rate quote specialist who can assist you with rate quotes for these calls.