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From: MRC%PANDA@SUMEX-AIM.ARPA (Mark Crispin)
Newsgroups: mod.telecom
Subject: Mixing Service Classes
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Date: Wed, 6-Aug-86 03:19:06 EDT
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Here in Pacific Bell land, I have 5 phone lines to my residence.  Three
are flat rate (1 voice, 2 data); the other two are measured since they
are only used for incoming data connections.  They're quite happy to
offer flat rate and measured to the same residence.  What they won't do
is offer lifeline (the cheapest rate) and some other service.

Now, here's what pisses me off.  I only want my voice line listed, but
they are charging me for unlisted service on one of my data lines.  They
claim that you have to pay for unlisted service for at least one of your
lines.  I'm also paying a couple of bucks a month to have busy transfer
between the data line I give everybody the phone number for and its backup.

I guess I'm getting back in my own little way.  Out here they charge you to
have the lines collected into a single bill (you can get two lines put
together on one bill at no charge if they are on the same exchange).  Since
I pay my bills by electronic banking, it is no skin off my back to pay for
each line separately.  Pac Bell has to pay a few extra pennies to bill me
5 times a month.  Maybe someday they'll learn and make consolidated billing
a free (or preferably discounted) service.