Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!yale!bunker!hcap!hnews!138!116.11!Andy.Anderson From: Andy.Anderson@p11.f116.n138.z1.fidonet.org (Andy Anderson) Newsgroups: misc.handicap Subject: Re: Controversy Over Prodigy Pricing Message-ID: <15660@bunker.UUCP> Date: 16 Nov 90 15:21:19 GMT Sender: wtm@bunker.UUCP Reply-To: Andy.Anderson@p11.f116.n138.z1.fidonet.org Distribution: misc Organization: FidoNet node 1:138/116.11 - Group Medical BBS, Tacoma WA Lines: 17 Approved: wtm@bunker.UUCP Index Number: 11753 > Just finished reading a news article entitled: "Prodigy > The article reported that Greg Bobbs of Atlanta (a regional > coordinator of the protest movement) said that he was > particulary displeased with the Prodigy decision to > implement additional charges for messages because many > "handicapped people" use the message network as a support > group. I wonder if this is an accurate statement. In my opinion,WHY should I pay for the "prodigy" service then pay extra everytime I use it,espeacially(sp) when I can get this echo and others free? -- Uucp: ..!{decvax,oliveb}!bunker!hcap!hnews!138!116.11!Andy.Anderson Internet: Andy.Anderson@p11.f116.n138.z1.fidonet.org