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From: central!central!davec@uunet.uu.net (Dave Close)
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Subject: Re: Blocking of Long Distance Calls
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Date: 6 Nov 90 00:03:38 GMT
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>     THE SECOND FRONT OPENS.  A few months ago, we were able to verify
>that Teleconnect was blocking interstate (Iowa to Illinois, in this
>case) calls, and a complaint was filed with the Federal Communications
>Commission (FCC).

If we have a pattern of activity which violates the law, it seems to
me that the parties involved would really make Teleconnect (now MCI)
wake up by filing suit under RICO.  It might be expensive, but the
payoff could be quite large also.  (Of course, I don't usually
recommend filing suit at all, and RICO is, IMHO, immoral, but
sometimes that's what it takes.)


Dave Close, Shared Financial Systems, Dallas
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