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From: js2j@mhuxt.UUCP (sonntag)
Newsgroups: net.flame
Subject: Re: Screwed twice each month
Message-ID: <553@mhuxt.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 1-Feb-85 09:33:31 EST
Article-I.D.: mhuxt.553
Posted: Fri Feb  1 09:33:31 1985
Date-Received: Sat, 2-Feb-85 11:30:56 EST
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Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill
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loral!rfs writes:
> ALSO, the breakup of Bell Telephone has	only benifited AT&T and	the
> seven dorfs.  If you'll notice your monthy base bill has gone up
> signifigantly.	Before the breakup I paid a base charge	of $27 a
> month.	Now its	$48 a month.  Now AT&T wants some of the action.
> All you	people out there in flameland can bend over and	grab your
> ankles because AT&T and	your local phone company are going to
> RAM IT RIGHT UP	YOU ASS	before all the smoke settles.  Wait till
> AT&T starts to loose their ass in the computer game (because they're
> no match for IBM) and want to subsidise	their losses in	your monthy
> AT&T bill.  The	AT&T 6300 PC is	already	being discounted.  Thats a
> sign that it is'nt selling that well.

   Alright, now he's gone and done it.  Flamed at the right righteous AT&T,
hallowed be it's corporate symbol.  Listen, jerk:  ever hear of competition?
    Here, I'll explain it to you in small words.  If AT&T raises it's prices
in an attempt to recoup losses, or make more money, or for whatever reason
it wants to, *YOU* can switch to a different long distance service.  Lots of
other people could too, so AT&T probably won't.  Do you understand?  The
local operating companies only have to bribe local utility commissions, though,
so they may well raise their prices.
    Since this article has something to do with the company I work for, I'd
better disclaim:
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The opinions expressed in this article are my own, and are in no way to be
construed as those of AT&T Bell Labs, it's staff, it's management, or it's     
cleaning personell.
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Jeff Sonntag
ihnp4!mhuxt!js2j
     "And I don't want to die.  
      I'd rather ride on my motorcy-
                           cle."         Arlo Guthrie