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From: lws@comm.wang.com (Lyle Seaman)
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Subject: Re: Getting a Mortgage to Pay the Phone Bill
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Date: 20 Mar 90 21:09:38 GMT
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telecom@eecs.nwu.edu (TELECOM Moderator) writes:

>Entel director Maria Julia Alsogaray said, "People who cannot afford
>the new rates can give up their service, and share with someone else."
>Her comments, along with the increases outraged Argentines who live
>with substandard phone service to begin with.  The phones go dead when
>it rains, and even in nice weather it is difficult to get a dial tone
>or the right connection on the first try.

It seems that the US isn't the only place where the people think of
telephone service as a necessity.  As few as 10 years ago, I knew
several families that didn't have 'phone service, due to its expense.
(I've moved away, so I don't know the current status).  Several years
ago, when I was living alone, I did without a home phone without much
difficulty.  The GDTC wanted a $150 deposit just to install one.
Incidentally, I didn't have a TV or stereo, just a clock radio.
Amazing how much _productive_ stuff I got done.

So it seems to me that a response of outrage really isn't warranted.


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