Collect call

A collect call (or calling collect, in the UK and other countries, reverse charge call) is a telephone call in which the calling party wants to place a call at the called party's expense. In the past, collect calls were only possible as an operator-assisted call, but with the introduction of computer-based telephone dialing equipment, it is now possible to place a collect call without using an operator.

Some commercial businesses provide collect call services: in Australia, 1800 REVERSE supplements the network's collect call service. It is a free call from most phones.

Other forms of paid communication, such as telegramss, could also be sent "collect".