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From: lauren@vortex.UUCP (Lauren Weinstein)
Newsgroups: net.news.sa
Subject: Re: AT&T Rate Increase will affect your phone bill
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Date: Sat, 1-Mar-86 14:35:15 EST
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Posted: Sat Mar  1 14:35:15 1986
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If you want to accomplish something with your phone bill, I suggest that
instead of complaining about the 5% changes in the discount rate, you
instead ask the FCC to let AT&T *CUT* their long distance rates in the
way they've proposed many times in the past.  The Commission still refuses
to let AT&T compete on an equal basis, and has refused to let them
implement various long distance rate cuts that the company has proposed.

Also, I suggest you look into the various "bulk buy" packages that exist
for both consumers and businesses for off-peak calling from AT&T.
These can be very attractive and are much more than 5% discounts.

In general, given the way the Commission has been refusing to let the
company cut rates in general, AT&T has instead been implementing more
bulk buy plans that can let even moderate long distance users get
substantial discounts for off-peak use.  Check them out.

--Lauren--