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From: peter@ficc.uu.net (Peter da Silva)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: FCC doing it again...
Message-ID: <7180@ficc.uu.net>
Date: 1 Dec 89 17:25:46 GMT
References: <1989Nov28.011514.4193@virtech.uucp> <246@cfa.HARVARD.EDU> <128505@sun.Eng.Sun.COM> <253@zircon.UUCP>
Reply-To: peter@ficc.uu.net (Peter da Silva)
Organization: Xenix Support, FICC
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In article <253@zircon.UUCP> davidb@Pacer.UUCP (David Barts) writes:
> The Federal
> Trade Commission has ruled that if anyone gives you a service that you
> haven't asked for, it's a FREE GIFT and you don't owe them a cent.

But that won't stop them from blocking touch-tone on your line, which may
make it impossible to use any services that require touch-tone if they
elect to block it for more than the call setup period.
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