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From: avigross@attmail.att.com (Avi E Gross)
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Subject: Re: On Who You Owe When Slammed
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Date: 18 Dec 90 20:04:56 GMT
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In article <15454@accuvax.nwu.edu>, john@bovine.ati.com (John Higdon)
writes:

> Ok, what about this situation (a real one, only the names are changed,
> etc.)? You are a high-ranking executive with XYZ Enterprises. Your
> company, which is among other things a long distance carrier, provides
> your home long distance for you at no charge. You make calls, and you
> never get the bill. Then one day, you get an MCI bill, either as part
> of your local statement or a separate bill in the mail. You have been
> slammed.

Actually, this is very close to the truth. As a Bell labs employee, I
get reimbursed for the first $35.00 of my long distance phone bill
within the continental USA, and half of the next $65.00. So, if I got
slammed by another company, I would be asked to pay for something I
usually got for free! Since I rarely go over $40.00 per month, I
certainly have no motivation to not use AT&T, especially when I find
the service to be great.


Avi E. Gross @ AT&T LZ 3B-211 (201) 576-3218 
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