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From: pf@ti-csl.csc.ti.com (Paul Fuqua)
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Subject: Re: BOCs and Regionals
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Date: 28 Aug 89 05:20:01 GMT
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  >  Date: Sunday, August 27, 1989  3:15pm (CDT)
  >  From: John Higdon <zygot!john at apple.com>
  >  Subject: Re: BOCs and Regionals
  >  Organization: Green Hills and Cows

  >  Is it any wonder that there are people who literally red-line areas of
  >  the state and refuse to consider living in any area served by GTE?

I feel the same way.  Many of the Dallas suburbs are "served" by GTE.  I can
always tell whether my sister is calling from her home in Grapevine (GTE) or
work in Arlington (SWB) -- I can barely hear her when she calls from home.

Funny thing is, GTE seems to work really hard at satisfying its business
customers.  They've won a number of accounts here, including the new system
for Texas Instruments, replacing a Centrex-based setup.  I suppose favoring
one group over the other is a business decision, but I think it's a pretty
stupid one.

Paul Fuqua                     pf@csc.ti.com
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Texas Instruments Computer Science Center
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