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From: peter@ficc.ferranti.com (peter da silva)
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Subject: Re: Don't Pay For Slamming!
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Date: 23 Dec 90 21:54:15 GMT
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In article <15597@accuvax.nwu.edu> portal!cup.portal.com!mingo writes:

> >Like hell they don't! They have a contract with you, via your local phone
> >company.

> 	The contract you have with AT&T governs *how* you will pay for
> service *if* you place LD calls using AT&T.  You never agree to place
> *all* your calls with AT&T.

But I already *have* placed many many calls with AT&T, before I got
slammed, right? By the time I've been slammed I've already consummated
the marriage.

I also have the right to dial 10333 and call via Sprint, or terminate
my agreement with AT&T by telling the phone company to switch
carriers, but no damn third party has that right.


Peter da Silva    +1 713 274 5180    peter@ferranti.com