Yup. I mean it's logic when you think about it, why would you have to pay when you are not the one making the call!
The "downside" of it is that you get less minutes on a plan. They do it by hours here, so you pay to have a plan that has 1, 2, 3 hours...
and almost all plans have unlimited texting and you usually have a deal where you can either call 3 numbers for free, or you can place free calls to all the people who have the same provider as you do. Cell phone plans are pretty cool here.