Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu!linac!att!bu.edu!telecom-request From: scott@huntsai.boeing.com Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: Why do Telcos Use Window Envelopes for Payments? Message-ID: Date: 25 Feb 91 21:02:42 GMT Sender: news@bu.edu.bu.edu Organization: TELECOM Digest Lines: 20 Approved: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@eecs.nwu.edu X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 11, Issue 158, Message 10 of 13 djdaneh@pacbell.com (Dan'l DanehyOakes) writes: > In article SKASS@drew.bitnet writes: >> It may give you a pain to put the contents into the envelope in a >> particular way, but it aids the Telco's automation. > Speaking as a consumer (rather than a telco employee, which I also > am), why should I *give* a frog about aiding the Telco's automation? Well, assuming that the Telco's charges to you are relative to their costs (probably a big assumption), if they can lower costs through automation, then they are also lowering your bill. If you go along with their automation efforts you help lower your bill. Scott Hinckley Internet:scott@huntsai.boeing.com |UUCP:.!uunet!uw-beaver!bcsaic!huntsai!scot DISCLAIMER: All contained herein are my opinions, they do not represent the opinions or feelings of Boeing or its management.