Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!think.com!sdd.hp.com!cs.utexas.edu!uwm.edu!linac!att!pacbell.com!lll-winken!telecom-request From: stevem@fai.fai.com (Steven A. Minneman) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: Another COCOT Complaint Message-ID: Date: 22 May 91 07:24:04 GMT Sender: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu Reply-To: stevem@fai.fai.com (Steven A. Minneman ) Organization: Fujitsu Network Switching of America, Inc. Lines: 25 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 389, Message 1 of 13 There have been a number of questions about what makes blocking access to your interexchange carrier of choice illegal. The first law was the FCC Memorandum Opinion and Order DA 89-237, adopted February 24, 1989. The second was issued in the FCC Rule Making 6767, adopted June 14, 1990. The third is a law I believe that Bush just signed this month. All prohibit denying access to your interexchange carrier of choice. The last two actually require that they provide you with a method of dialing your carrier of choice (such as 10XXX). When you run into problems like those noted in previous articles here where you aren't allowed to access your carrier of choice, simply drop a line to: Federal Communications Commission Common Carrier Bureau Washington, D.C. 20554 They WILL respond and will investigate the problems. I wrote them about a problem of this type in 1988, and got excellent response. I also like to think that my letter had some effect in getting the subsequent laws adopted.