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From: c186aj@cory (Steve Forrette)
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Subject: Re: Strange Charges on Bill
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Date: 15 Mar 90 02:31:40 GMT
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In article <5084@accuvax.nwu.edu> Bob Stampli writes:

>OK, then it would seem to me that if I request my second line be for
>local calls only, with no long distance access, that I should not be
>charged this fee.  So far I have been unable to convice my telco that
>this is the case, even though it would seem I would be paying for
>something I cannot use.

I asked Pacific Bell about this a couple of months ago, and much to my
surpise, it made sense.  A line that can only place local calls *does*
have access to the interstate network, as it can *receive* calls from
out-of-state.  If they could block such calls (they probably can't), I
don't know what the answer would be.