Path: utzoo!telecom-request Date: Thu, 27 Jun 1991 00:11 CDT From: Floyd Vest Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: I Cannot Access MCI ... Any Help? Message-ID: Organization: TELECOM Digest Sender: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu 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 498, Message 6 of 9 Lines: 29 [19 Jun 91 18:36:54 GMT] pjd@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Peter J Dotzauer) wrote: > As an on-campus resident at the Ohio State University, I can't seem to > have straight access to MCI that would allow me to subscribe to their > 'Call Europe' program (which would save me a lot of money). > Ohio State University has its own campus telephone system, and they > subscribe to U.S. Sprint for long distance services. U.S. Sprint > universally blocked alternate carrier access, so I cannot dial 10222 I believe OSU and not Sprint blocked the access. > Is there anything else I can do? Does Ohio State University or U.S. > Sprint violate any rights that I have? According to an article in {The Chronicle of Higher Education} last month, The FCC has ruled that colleges and universities which resale phone service are, in effect, AOS's and as such must permit access to alternate carriers, 800 numbers, and 950. Sorry, but I don't remember the issue. This was a very brief article and this is not a telecom journal. Perhaps someone else can supply more details. Floyd Vest Manager, Administrative Systems--Auburn University, Alabama USA Voice: +1 205 844 4512 BBS: +1 205 745 3989 FIDO: 1:3613/3