Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!brutus.cs.uiuc.edu!wuarchive!swbatl!texbell!vector!telecom-gateway From: asuvax!gtephx!who!ellisond@ncar.ucar.edu (Dell Ellison) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: Why DA Costs Should Be Spread Among All Subscribers (Dell) Message-ID: Date: 24 Aug 89 19:22:58 GMT Sender: news@vector.Dallas.TX.US Organization: gte Lines: 19 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 324, message 9 of 9 In article , stiatl!john@gatech.edu (John DeArmond) writes: -> It's fair for everyone to share the cost for DA for the same reason it's -> fair for all to share the cost of things like the inside plant, cable, -> right-of-ways, telephone poles and so on. IF we wanted to be very strict -> with this concept of only those who use a service pay, then you would -> get charged extra if a cable right-of-way was extra expensive or if your -> trunk was damaged by storms or routing to your house took a few extra taps -> or the road to your drop box is rough, accelerating the wear on the phone -> company truck, or the fact that all your extra extensions use extra power -> from the ring and battery supply and so on ad infinum. With this kind of attitude, you might as well include LD (Long Distance) charges as well! Then those of us who call our mother on the other side of the world can do so every five minutes and not have to worry about the great cost. (Heavy Sarcasm) Those that are too lazy or for whatever reason, should pay for their using directory assistance. We don't all need to pay for them.