Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!bellcore!texbell!vector!telecom-gateway From: erict@flatline.uucp (J. Eric Townsend) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: Pacific Bell plans access to computers Message-ID: Date: 12 Jun 89 04:50:11 GMT Sender: news@vector.Dallas.TX.US Reply-To: erict@flatline.uucp Organization: Fusion-Chem-Info-Med-Data-Bio-Net-Tech-Quik, Inc. (Ltd.) Lines: 23 Approved: telecom-request@vector.dallas.tx.us X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@vector.dallas.tx.us X-TELECOM-Digest: volume 9, issue 195, message 4 of 9 In article ulmo@ssyx.ucsc.edu (Brad Allen) writes: [about PacBell's new data info service] Here in Houston, SWB and U.S. Videotel have been importing Minitel terminals and software to set up a service that sounds exactly like the one that PacBell is offering. A word of warning: at the same time, SWB is trying to charge all BBS operators business rates regardless of whether the BBS operator charges for the service. Whether it was an ill-timed move, or a diabolical plot is unknown. BBS operators have filed suit. People in PacBell's area should keep an eye out, just in case. If you're interested, there is a FIDO echo (called "fightbell", I think) and a usenet newsgroup for Texas (tx.cosuard, named after the coalition that has filed suit against SWB). -- Grep sed "awk! man cut grep, edit banner false! get help!" Man disable grep, split banner, join prof admin. Grep mount eqn, find path. Grep echo spell. False cat kill admin, man. Grep find banner, make true message. J. Eric Townsend-flatline!erict EastEnders Maillist: eastender@flatline.UUCP