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From: netwise!pae@central.uucp (Phil Earnhardt)
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Subject: What Rate Applies For Phone Used as an Intercom?
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Date: 23 Jul 90 03:32:11 GMT
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My folks have developed a rural area in central North Carolina of
about a dozen 10-acre tracts. They put in a private road and have a
power gate at its entrance. There's also a telephone. The phone will
be programmed with 2-digit codes for each residence and the owners
will be able to open the gate via the phone connection.
 
The problem is that Southern Bell wants to charge business rates for
the line. Southern Bell said that there are about five lines in the
state that fall into this category and that they had decided that they
qualify as business lines, even though they seem to fall through the
cracks of the guidelines. I can see a reasonable case for calling this
either a residence or a business line.
 
Does anyone have any insights about this particular case? If not, what
sort of procedure can my folks go through to appeal this decision?
 

phil
 
PS As an aside, it was very sad to see the electric and phone lines
   being buried separately. Is there a good reason why they couldn't
   use the same trenches?