From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishlocal callˈlocal ˌcall noun [countable] TCTa telephone call to a place near you that does not cost much money OPP long-distance
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local call• It's always a local call to anywhere, at any time.• The ideal bulletin board is a local call away, with a crowd you like and lots of cool shareware for downloading.• Prestel is accessed through ordinary phone lines, always at the cost of a local call.• And when you find one, the cost of a local call usually is just 20 cents.• This means you can call them from anywhere in the country, usually on a local call rate number. 