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From: minich@unx2.ucc.okstate.edu (Robert Minich)
Newsgroups: comp.org.eff.talk
Subject: Re: Big Brother charging for modem use?
Message-ID: <1991Mar3.045031.25491@unx2.ucc.okstate.edu>
Date: 3 Mar 91 04:50:31 GMT
References: <1991Mar2.023716.13851@csn.org>
Organization: Oklahoma State University Computer Center
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by wouk@alumni.colorado.edu (Arthur Wouk):
:
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| the point of this is, the physical plant is based on a specific
| predicted utilization level, based on a well established pattern of
| utilization by different types of users: home, business, etc.
| 
| since business use is very heavy, it is harder to reduce the number of
| lines used to provide a given level of service, so more physical lines
| need to be run from the terminus on in through the concentrators. this
| is very expensive, and busnesses pay more for phone use for that
| reason.
| 
| home use is much lighter, and the degree of concentration possible is
| greater. so the introcution of a modem into residential areas 
| provides a very different type of load to the system than a person to
| person phone call. i for instance, tend to log in for from 10 minutes
| to two hours at a time. this degrades the service offered to others on
| my concentrator, since i tie up one its outgoing lines very
| significantly.
:
:
| -- 
| arthur wouk 
| internet: wouk@cs.colorado.edu

  I would like to publicly ponder whether Arthur has witnessed the
phenomena of the teenage female with regard to phone usage. Should phone
companies charge more for households with children, much like insurance
companies do for auto insurance? This is just my light-hearted thought
for the day.

Robert Minich
minich@d.cs.okstate.edu
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