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From: peter@taronga.hackercorp.com (Peter da Silva)
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Subject: Re: AT&T's Dream-On Ad Campaign
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Date: 23 Mar 91 23:08:10 GMT
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I said:

> > Even if AT&T gets rid of every COCOT in the country, I will need to
> > retain my FONcard for calls from private FONs. I really think they're
> > cutting off their nose to spite their face.

I think I should clarify, because there has been some question about
this comment...

I'm talking about business phones. PBXes in offices rarely allow
anything but 1+, and some of them (like the place I now work) won't
even allow that unless you have an employee code. But I can call
1-800-877-8000 from anywhere, and get dialtone I can depend on.  


peter@taronga.uucp.ferranti.com