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From: wybbs!ken@sharkey.cc.umich.edu (Ken Jongsma)
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Subject: CA Touchtone Surcharge
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Date: 15 Jan 91 01:13:44 GMT
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X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 11, Issue 39, Message 3 of 9


John Higdon and others from CA have been commenting about the pending
removal of touch tone charges from their bills. The following
statement appeared in my GTE bill:
 
  Effective Feb 1, tone calling will be available to all GTE CA
  customers.
 
  Effective Feb 1, all billing for tone calling will cease.
 
  Effective June 1, local calling will extend from the current
  8 miles, to 12 miles.
 
So far, so good. Now the killer:
 
  The CPUC has authorized GTE to increase local service 4.74% on
  Feb 1, to compensate for lost revenue.
 
  The CPUC has authorized GTE to increase local service an additional
  6.37% on June 1, to compensate for the extended local calling area.
 
  For reasons not specified in the flier, local rates will increase
  on Oct 1 an additional 2.45% for local services.
 
Bottom line: GTE rates are going up 11% to compensate for the loss of
revenue. You didn't really think you were getting something for
nothing, did you?
 
Can't wait to see how Pac Bell handles this.
 

Ken Jongsma               ken@wybbs.mi.org
Smiths Industries         ken%wybbs@sharkey.umich.edu
Grand Rapids, Michigan   ..sharkey.cc.umich.edu!wybbs!ken