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From: weave@brahms.udel.edu (Ken Weaverling)
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Subject: Unlimited Calling Expanded in Delaware
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Date: 23 Nov 90 19:49:28 GMT
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 From reading the Digest, I get the impression that unlimited local
calling is on the wane around the nation. However, the reverse is
happening in Delaware (Diamond State Tel, Bell Altantic).
 
The unlimited calling area will soon be expanded to county wide
(Delaware has three counties) with discussion of someday moving
towards unlimited calling area expanding the entire state!
 
Of course, the phone company is not doing this out of the goodness of
their hearts. Their arms were twisted cause their profit margins were
too high apparently (we have been enjoying a temporary rate adjustment
for several months which will soon disappear).
 
My latest bill lists these charges:
 
Unlimited calling charge $3.00
Unlisted Tel #            1.50
Touch Tone service        1.40
Dial Tone                 8.10
Fed Line Cost Charge      3.50

The total for my last phone bill with everything added in was $177.87
less $32.89 for the "temporary adjustment" (The $177 figure included
two line installations of $56 each.)

Since I never call down state, I'd prefer to keep the adjustment. Oh
well...


>>>---> Ken Weaverling  >>>---->  weave@brahms.udel.edu