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From: greg@cheers.bungi.com (Greg Onufer)
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Subject: Re: Sprint Wars (Was: Sprint Puts it in Writing: On Your Bill!)
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Date: 25 Sep 90 01:30:27 GMT
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john@bovine.ati.com (John Higdon) writes:

>A number of well-meaning readers advised me a while back to check out
>this plan or that plan involving long distance. Unfortunately, no IXCs
>currently offer any calling discounts for traffic within California.
>Since I make about two calls outside the state per month, no IXCs
>interstate rates or packages interest me in any way.

>Moral of the story: Be very careful when shopping for intrastate
>rates.  Don't just assume that everyone is cheaper than AT&T. In fact,
>don't assume anything!

I just called AT&T because they sent me a little insert in my bill
stating that, after routine examination of my bill, they have
determined that I would save money with Reach Out America (or
whatever).  Seeing how 99% of my calls are intrastate (209->408/415),
Reach Out America plans do not really apply.  The interesting comment
the sales critter made was that a new intrastate plan was going to
come into existence at the end of the year and that information would
be sent to me then.  There may be hope in California after all.
Apparently the plan already exists on the East coast (at least in some
areas) --- anybody know about it?


Cheers!greg