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From: rog@ingres.com (Roger Taranto)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.uucp
Subject: Re: Is UUNET going to upgrade?
Message-ID: <1991Jun13.055833.9479@ingres.Ingres.COM>
Date: 13 Jun 91 05:58:32 GMT
References: <1991Jun11.053825.13936@rfengr.com> <1991Jun12.124917.1760@shaman.com>
Reply-To: rog@Ingres.COM (Roger Taranto)
Organization: ASK Computer Systems, INGRES Products Division, Alameda, CA 94501
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In article <1991Jun12.124917.1760@shaman.com> jiro@shaman.com (Jiro Nakamura) writes:
>> If they were to put a node on the other side of San Diego
>> from me, it would still be cheaper to call VA.
>> Rick Farris  RF Engineering POB M Del Mar, CA 92014  voice (619) 259-6793
>> rfarris@rfengr.com     ...!ucsd!serene!rfarris      serenity bbs 259-7757
>
>What happens if it was in area code 619? Then, I think you would see
>the advantage. :-)  

Actually, no.  At least in California, the way the CPUC allows
telephone  companies to set rates, it's cheaper to call out of
state than to call to the other side of your area code.  For
example, it's cheaper for me to make a call from Alameda to
Boston than to call from Alameda to Mountain View (which is
just across the bay).

From what I understand, UUNET has a POP in Mountain View.  A
friend of mine found that it was cheaper for him to call Virginia
than to call Mountain View.

I find it very curious that there have been no responses
from UUNET on this thread.

-Roger
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