I feel kinda sick...

I don't know if you can fight the phone company...it's really their call on what they charge unfortunately. We were told before going to Ethiopia that calls are about that much, so what we did (what you could do next time?) is get a phone card. You go to...I think it's "prepaidafrica.com" or something like that, and you buy a phone card. (you can google "africa phone card" if "ive got the address wrong) It's cheap--like .20 (US)/min. and you buy what you think you'll need (30 minutes worth or whatever). The only hitch is that your family needs to call you in Africa--you can't call them...so you have to pre-arrange when they will call. With us, we told our kids' grandma (who was watching them) to call us at 6pm. her time on each Tues. and Th. and we gave her our hotel info, and the phone card. Then she used the phone card to call us at that time, and we waited in the hotel for the call. I don't know if I've explained that well, but anyway, for many calls, it cost maybe $20 rather than hundreds. Sorry you got hit with such a huge bill...hopefully you can use the phone card next time. Teranga ps- just editing this b/c I just read that you are home w/your baby boy, so I guess you won't be going back there any time soon. Sorry...I was hoping I could help for a 2nd trip...but congratulations on your son!