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From: scott@hou2g.UUCP (Mr. Berry)
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: Re: AT&T Reach Out America "service" experience
Message-ID: <774@hou2g.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 17-Jan-86 16:44:21 EST
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Posted: Fri Jan 17 16:44:21 1986
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When offered this service, I decided that with the calls I make 
and the rates I pay, I'm better off without.  However, this brings
up another topic.

Now that divestiture has occured, AT&T (my primary carrier--one discount
that WORKS from AT&T is to work FOR them :-)) is no longer allowed to
use the phone book to publish their rates, the way they used to--sample
rates, at least.  Where can I get information on their long distance
phone rates?  For that matter, where can I find out what ANY of the
long distance companies charge?  They all make these sweeping claims to
have the cheapest service (except AT&T, but they're REGULATED, which
explains why *they're* not cheap :-( ) but how do you "check up" on 'em?

Truly one of the few products I buy where I can't tell how much it
cost, sometimes even AFTER I've paid for it.

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"Uncle Dick, are any of the kids in your books named Mitch?"
"Uh, actually, most of my characters tend to be hand tools."
		Scott J. Berry		ihnp4!hou2g!scott