Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!rutgers!ames!ucbcad!ucbvax!Phobos.Caltech.EDU!mse From: mse@Phobos.Caltech.EDU (Martin Ewing) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Advantage of Bell breakup Message-ID: <870505171731.048@Phobos.Caltech.Edu> Date: Tue, 5-May-87 20:17:31 EDT Article-I.D.: Phobos.870505171731.048 Posted: Tue May 5 20:17:31 1987 Date-Received: Sat, 9-May-87 10:05:59 EDT Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Distribution: world Organization: The ARPA Internet Lines: 9 Approved: telecom@xx.lcs.mit.edu One little advantage I note to the divestiture (and all that) is that now I can prefix long distance calls with "10777" and I never get billed... Or is this my imagination? [SPRINT does it's own billing now. You will not see it on your BOC phone bill (i.e. from Pac Bell or GTE), but Sprint will probably bill you eventually --jsol]