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From: lws@comm.wang.com (Lyle Seaman)
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Subject: Re: Modem Leapfrog to Avoid Tolls
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Date: 20 Mar 90 23:03:35 GMT
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eli@pws.bull.com (Steve Elias) writes:

>According to a tariff writer for NE Tel, using call forwarding in
>order to avoid toll charges is explicitly illegal.  I don't know where
>such a law is listed.  Perhaps it is written into the tariffs
>somewhere.

If this is illegal, it's just another sign of what's wrong with our
government.  When I can use two services provided by a vendor,
completely consistently with their design, at a net savings to me,
then it's because the vendor is not pricing their services
consistently.

If this is really cheaper, then the vendor should just use this
technique to provide long-distance service.  If not, then it should be
priced appropriately.  Under no circumstances should the government
have to step in and persecute [sic] me for utilizing simple capitalist
and legitimate principals.  But instead, the vendor uses its lobbying
muscle to force the enactment of legal provisions supporting its non-
competitive practices... !

[dismount soapbox]

A while back, before divestiture (BD), there used to be a service that
would provide to subscribers, cheaper long-distance calling.  The way
it worked, I think, is they bought an 800 number from AT&T, then would
forward calls from subscribers to the desired goal.  So for instance,
if the 800 number terminated in Seattle, and I wanted to call my
mother in Seattle everyday, I would buy this service.  Now, what is
the difference between that, and linking two local areas (or cheap
areas) to avoid paying a higher cost?


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