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From: eager@amd70.UUCP (Mike Eager)
Newsgroups: net.followup,net.misc,net.legal
Subject: Re: querry: desirable phone features. legal/technical aspects.
Message-ID: <3293@amd70.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 1-Sep-83 21:29:24 EDT
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Posted: Thu Sep  1 21:29:24 1983
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With regard to the comment about not carrying information for free across
the phone network, and that perhaps a message unit should be charged to the
>recipient< when the number was called:
    
    Most of the work in creating the connection is performed whether the
    call is answered or not.  When I call from California to New York, all
    the switching and routing is performed, then the called phone is rung.
    If there is no answer, there is no charge.  The charge is for the 
    connection, not for the switching.

    Charging for someone calling me could make my phone bill very high, 
    what with the automatic dialers calling with messages for companies
    and random calls.