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From: Karl Denninger <karl@ddsw1.mcs.com>
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Subject: Re: Cellular Billing
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Date: 6 Apr 90 13:39:08 GMT
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David Tamkin wrote:

>Recently the moderator reported that both cellular providers in the
>Chicago area, Ameritech Mobile and Cellular One, ...backdate airtime 
>charges on completed calls to when the caller pressed "send".  That is 
>true only of Ameritech Mobile; Cellular One does not charge.

Used to be true.

Not any more.

We got a nice notice with our last bill that "To adjust our billing to
the standards in the industry, as of April 1, billing will commence
with the start of ringing on completed calls."

Thanks Cellular One.  Your telephone monopoly at work!


Karl Denninger (karl@ddsw1.MCS.COM, <well-connected>!ddsw1!karl)
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