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From: mbw@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Martin B Weiss)
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Subject: Re: More COCOTery
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Date: 8 Oct 90 13:17:01 GMT
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In article <13054@accuvax.nwu.edu> John Higdon <john@bovine.ati.com>
writes:

>I will be very surprised to find one single COCOT owner on this forum.
>COCOT owners are NOT telecom enthusiasts, telephone weirdos (TM),
>hackers, phreaks, or even telecommunications professionals. They are
>people who have stumbled on to another way to make a fast buck. 

Perhaps more "real people" should be investing in COCOTs as a way to
turn around the market abuses.  Economic theory would suggest that an
correctly programmed phone charging competitive rates placed next to
an incorrectly programmed one charging much higher rates would be more
successful.  Thus, the abusive telephone would see a drop in traffic
and revenue, which should cause the owner to reform their errant ways.


   Martin Weiss
   Telecommunications Program, University of Pittsburgh
   Internet: mbw@lis.pitt.edu OR mbw@unix.cis.pitt.edu
   BITNET: mbw@pittvms