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Date: 20 May 88 11:18:26 GMT
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From: rja@edison.GE.COM (rja)
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Subject: Re: TOLLS/LOCAL CALLS
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Date: 20 May 88 11:18:25 GMT
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In article <334@mipseast.mips.COM>, rogerk@mipseast.UUCP (Roger B.A. Klorese) writes:
> 
> In article <399@cf-cm.UUCP> our moderator writes:
> >[I think Chicago is the only area which has mandatory
> >measured service, but it is fairly reasonable. --jsol]
> 
> New York City has message-unit billing for all local calls, and monthly
> service charges contain an allowance of message units.
> -- 
> Roger B.A. Klorese                           MIPS Computer Systems, Inc.
> {ames,decwrl,prls,pyramid}!mips!rogerk  25 Burlington Mall Rd, Suite 300
> rogerk@mips.COM                                     Burlington, MA 01803

  In Virginia, no customer (business or residence) can be forced to go with
measured service.  Flat rates are the rule.  In the Northern Virginia area
around the District of Columbia (the capital of the USA), local flat rate
service includes ALL of the district (area code 202).  From the Maryland
side of DC, I believe they can also call ALL of DC as a local call.  I believe
that the very largest cities in the US often have a smaller local area
( but still several thousands of lines ) and measured service (message units)
for the rest of the Metro area.  I cannot see measured service being forced on
those of us in Virginia, as the Commonweath's Corporation Commission feels
strongly about flat rate service.