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From: merlyn@iwarp.intel.com (Randal L. Schwartz)
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Subject: Re: GTE / California Helps Prevent Slamming
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Date: 18 Mar 91 17:04:29 GMT
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In article <telecom11.210.1@eecs.nwu.edu>, wybbs!ken@sharkey (Ken
Jongsma) writes:

| According to an bill insert, GTE California is now offering an
| authorization form to prevent "slamming" by other long distance
| carriers. There is no charge for this form. Returning it to GTE will
| allow your account to be coded such that your written permission is
| required for a carrier change.

I just got this in my GTE Northwest bill.  Maybe its a national
policy.  (And a good one at that...) 


Randal L. Schwartz,           Stonehenge Consulting Services (503)777-0095 
on contract to Intel's Warp project,       Beaverton, Oregon, USA, Sol III
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