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From: Ed_Greenberg@3mail.3com.com
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Subject: Re: *Long* Phone Calls -- What Does Ma Think?
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Charles "Chip" Roberson <aurs01!roberson@uunet.uu.net> writes:

>In DC this wasn't a problem but in Raleigh, every time [the line is 
>left off hook] the phone company disconnects his line and charges him 
>$35 to reconnect his line.  

Your friend should check the tarriffs and see if there's anything that
allows the phone company to charge for recovering from a permanent
signal, or to disconnect a line when it goes to permanent signal.
Also, it would be and interesting (though expensive) exercise to leave
a line not associated with a computer (or a sysop) off-hook and see if
that line is treated the same.  There may be a case of discrimination
against BBS operators.


edg