Post check-in list:

1) Put down luggage
2) Unplug phone from the wall

This game of legalized robbery needs to stop.
The hotels are entitles to make money, however ripping people off is another story.
If they want to charge these outrageous long distance rates maybe they should be required to place a special warning wrapper on the phone
Alerting the guest to the fact they will be paying upwards of $10 a minute for the privilege.