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From: djcl@contact.uucp (woody)
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Subject: Living in America
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Date: 19 Jan 91 07:44:09 GMT
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X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 11, Issue 50, Message 2 of 11


It's all but official ... I'll be spending much of 1991 in the U.S.,
getting out of the Great White North in March. This will be a half-to
3/4-year stint at the company branch office in Boca Raton, FL. Now the
opportunity arrives to experience the U.S. dereg experience
first-hand, equal access, COCOTS, LATAs and everything that has been
shielded from sensitive Canadian eyes that haven't seen TELECOM
Digest.

There are a few things that could be set up before the big move,
though ...  (e-mail to djcl@contact.uucp, please don't flood the
Moderator with mail).

1) I might be able to set up a UUCP link at the company; any UUCP feeds
local to Boca Raton? If so, under what circumstances?

2) Are BBSs charged business rates down there? Boca Raton, I believe,
is Bell South (the BOC there??) territory, but GTE and Centel are all
over Florida as well.

3) Presumably, I wouldn't select ITI for a default carrier here... :-)

4) I have heard that AT&T and MCI have comparably good plans,
particularly for dialing Canada. Any further advice, ideas on carriers
other than the big three (AT&T, MCI, Sprint)? I've picked up much on
how to access things like 10xxx, heard tales of FONcards and
residential 800 service etc.  but anything specific to FL would be
appreciated (intra-LATA stuff, telco trivia, etc)

5) If all else fails, any tips on things like ATT Mail, MCI Mail, PC
Pursuit?

My thanks in advance for any and all information; looks like
communications are really going to get interesting over the next
several months in my case ... hopefully, I'll catch the Digest one way
or another when I leave contact here.


djcl@contact.uucp... soon djcl@attmail, djcl@mcimail,
                      ...  djcl@epcot.com ????!?!??!


[Moderator's Note: Good luck. If nothing else, I'll send you the
Digest via any email service you join. Just let me know where.   PAT]