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From: dave@lsuc.UUCP
Newsgroups: news.stargate
Subject: Re: Restrictions on Stargate
Message-ID: <1658@lsuc.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 23-Mar-87 13:57:24 EST
Article-I.D.: lsuc.1658
Posted: Mon Mar 23 13:57:24 1987
Date-Received: Tue, 24-Mar-87 04:30:17 EST
References: <103@stargate.UUCP> <129100001@ishmael>
Sender: root@lsuc.UUCP
Reply-To: dave@lsuc.UUCP (David Sherman)
Organization: Law Society of Upper Canada, Toronto
Lines: 15
Summary: some people's local calls are free

In article <129100001@ishmael> cball@ishmael.UUCP writes:
>Rates vary, but it seems that the only sites which would save money by not
>using stargate are those using pre-existing leased lines.

This assumption is incorrect.  In many locations, phone lines are
paid at a flat rate and local calls are free.  Areas served by Bell
Canada are one such jurisdiction.  Once a single Toronto site has
paid to bring netnews to Toronto, it is distributed through the
city at no further variable cost.

David Sherman
The Law Society of Upper Canada
Toronto
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