New ask Hacker News story: In the 80s I could call for free by dialing 111: never understood who paid

In the 80s I could call for free by dialing 111: never understood who paid
5 by oriettaxx | 3 comments on Hacker News.
I cannot recall how I got to know the trick but in the 80s, in Italy, you could call any phone in the world at totally no costs from any street public telephone. Any idea on how it was possible? and who the hell paid for those phone call?

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