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From: tsn@neoucom.EDU (Tom Napoletano)
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Subject: Re: Free Local Phone Calls
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Date: 12 Jan 90 13:05:07 GMT
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X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 10, Issue 28, message 7 of 10


The PUCO, public utility commission in Ohio, mandates that information
calls be free to the user, however, the telco charges $0.30 to $0.60
per call to the cocot operator (1411 vs 5551212).


[Moderator's Note: Really, I don't see how the telco can get away with
charging the COCOT operator either, since technically the COCOT
operator is the 'user' of the service he in turn is re-selling to his
customer. If telco is required by PUCO to give information for free,
then it has to be given for free to all, no? If the COCOT owners would
push on this, I think they could get it for free also.  PT]