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From: mp@coke.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Long Distance Services
Message-ID: <184@coke.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 7-Jul-84 16:47:41 EDT
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Posted: Sat Jul  7 16:47:41 1984
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< This bug for a cheap phone call! >

I thought it was very interesting when Southern Bell (via a BellSouth)
spokesman announced that they will allow the customer to choose which 
long-didstance service to attach to.  I wonder how they are going to
handle it.  What happens if your choice of long distance company is
not AT&T, can you still recieve operator assisted calls from AT&T
(e.g.: collect, person to person, etc.)?  If your choice of Long Distance
company does not offer directory assistance for other cities, can you
still use AT&T?

I guess by my questions, I am saying AT&T might be the best of all the outside
services.  However, they are not the cheapest!  I use Sprint for all my
long distance calls.  Sprint does not have operator assistance or directory
assistance, but my long distance phone bill is much less than if I used
Southern Bell (for my calls to Atlanta and other parts in Georgia).  After
using Sprint for 6 months, I figured I saved over 25% on the calls I made.
But, it doesn't have directory assistance or operator assistance.

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