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From: john@x.UUCP (John Woods)
Newsgroups: net.followup
Subject: Re: Anti-obscene phone calls ?
Message-ID: <462@x.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 8-Apr-85 12:26:43 EST
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Posted: Mon Apr  8 12:26:43 1985
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Organization: Charles River Data Systems, Framingham MA
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> Presently Southwestern Bell is testing an Anti-Obscene 
> procedure in Austin, Texas.  The procedure is as follows:
> 	4) Automatically the number that was called from
> 	   (caller) is sent to the police department
> 	   along with your phone number of course
> 	5) On next bill from Southwestern Bell Telephone,
> 	   a charge of $5 for use of this feature is
> 	   included
> 
Great.  You report a crime (and worse yet, a violation of SWB's tariffs!!-)
and they charge you $5.

Next, they'll allow you to report overcharges on your phone bill for a
piddling $50 surcharge....
-- 
John Woods, Charles River Data Systems, Framingham MA, (617) 626-1101
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