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From: dittman@skbat.csc.ti.com (Eric Dittman)
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Subject: Re: Equal Access on College Campus?
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Date: 24 Sep 90 19:41:03 GMT
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> Here at Notre Dame (I don't go to school here, just visit), all the
> telephone service in dormitories is handled by CTI (meaning
> CTI-installed switches and CTI-provided 1+ long distance). Apparently
> students can't get AT&T (or other) long distance provided via 1+; they
> have to place operator-assisted calls (and pay rates for same). Is
> this strictly legal? I haven't checked to see whether 10XXX dialing is
> permitted, but I would gather that it is not, given the state of
> affairs. Can anything be done about this, considering that it is
> indeed a campus, and as such the facilities are either privately owned
> or in some other sort of legal grey area which exempts them from
> having to provide Equal Access?

My brother attends the University of Alabama and they have MCI.  To
save money he usually calls my parents collect, but when he calls me,
he calls direct unless there's an emergency, because I don't accept
any non-emergency calls from MCI or Sprint.  If he does call direct, I
just get the number he's at and call him back.  He's tried 10XXX
before without success.


Eric Dittman    Texas Instruments - Component Test Facility
dittman@skitzo.csc.ti.com    dittman@skbat.csc.ti.com

Disclaimer:  I don't speak for Texas Instruments or the Component Test
             Facility.  I don't even speak for myself.


[Moderator's Note: A couple times I have inadvertently accepted
collect calls which arrived via Sprint or MCI. Talk about a ripoff!
The bill was unbelievable. When you get a collect call, *always*
before accepting ask the operator 'who are you', and request time and
charges afterward.  Avoid surprises later on!   PAT]