Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!apple!usc!henry.jpl.nasa.gov!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!gryphon!vector!telecom-gateway From: stiatl!john@gatech.edu (John DeArmond) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: Why DA Costs Should Be Spread Among All Subscribers Message-ID: Date: 27 Aug 89 05:57:42 GMT Sender: news@vector.Dallas.TX.US Reply-To: John DeArmond Organization: Sales Technologies Inc., "The Procedure IS the product" Lines: 43 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 329, message 3 of 7 In article asuvax!gtephx!who! ellisond@ncar.ucar.edu (Dell Ellison) writes: >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, >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) Actually, a good case could be made for this. Inter-LATA "long distance" is de-facto wrapped into our bills here in the Atlanta area. This is supposedly the largest toll-free lata in the nation. Our phone bills for basic service are a bit higher than some other areas but I don't have to worry about paying long distance to call 20 miles to an adjacent city as I did in the last town I lived in. Pretty nice really. >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. Hmmm. I always got a kick out of that line. Yep, everybody that uses DA is a lazy slob including those that: * are blind. * are in a phone booth without a book. * are in an office without a book. * are looking for a new number. * are trying to find a number correction. Yep, let's just call them slobs and nail them for each use of DA. That's the ticket. Makes about as much sense as did the idea of tearing the phone company up. John -- John De Armond, WD4OQC | Manual? ... What manual ?!? Sales Technologies, Inc. Atlanta, GA | This is Unix, My son, You ...!gatech!stiatl!john **I am the NRA** | just GOTTA Know!!!