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From: amanda@visix.com (Amanda Walker)
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Subject: Re: Maybe it Really is Time for Telecommunications Competition!
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Date: 11 Feb 91 17:50:47 GMT
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Dan Herrick writes:

> Do you think local telephone service costs too much?  Rent some capacity
> from the local cellular provider and take some business away from your
> monopoly LEC.

Actually, I have been debating doing just that.  If you factor in
value-added services, Cell One is almost cheaper than C&P, even with
airtime charges.  Since there's a cell site a block away from my
apartment, it's even practical for non-mobile use, and I get:

 - free voice mail
 - a local calling area that includes all of the DC and Baltimore
   metropolitan areas (this can be *very* handy)
 - prompt, helpful customer service
 - often, faster call completion
 - fewer service interruptions

And, best of all, my cellular phone number wasn't previously owned by
a tortilla manufacturer :).

The next time C&P screws up, I'll probably try it, at least for a
while...


Amanda Walker		amanda@visix.com
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