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From: cak@PURDUE.EDU ("Christopher A. Kent")
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Subject: Equal access for non-Bell areas
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Date: Tue, 4-Feb-86 00:22:48 EST
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I have the distinct displeasure of living in an area served by GTE. At
the moment, I have no choice about my long distance carrier; it's AT&T.
Even so, I apparently can't take part in any of AT&T's premiums,
because I'm not a direct customer.

I have an account with Sprint, but they don't have a local access
point. (Some noise about abuse of accounts in a college town.) 950
service seems to be unheard of.

What I'm wondering is what requirements have been placed on operating
companies that *weren't* part of the Bell System before the Breakup, as
far as equal access goes? I don't expect to be here much longer, but
I'm curious if the folks in West Lafayette, IN, can ever expect to be
able to choose their favorite LD carrier?

Cheers,
chris
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