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From: amb@ai.mit.edu (Andrew M. Boardman)
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Subject: *Long* Phone Calls -- What Does Ma Think?
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Date: 11 Nov 90 09:40:24 GMT
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There are all sorts of methods these days for maintaining IP
connections over dialup lines, so the idea has been raised of normally
dialled calls as an alternative to leased lines, i.e., just making one
"permanent" phone call for one's connection.  If one utilises untimed
service of some sort, the economic advantage in enormous.  My
questions:

  - What would one's local phone company think of this?
  - In the expected case that they aren't too fond of losing
    out on the megabucks for a leased line, do they have
    legal ground telling you to stop?
  - Since some uucp sites have so much traffic that they can
    spend days on one call anyway, has anyone ever heard of
    previous telco complaints in this area?