Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!att!rutgers!mit-eddie!killer!vector!nobody From: judy@moray.UUCP (Judy Scheltema) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Houston vs SW Bell Message-ID: <623@vector.UUCP> Date: 27 Oct 88 16:17:01 GMT Sender: chip@vector.UUCP Lines: 81 Approved: telecom-request@vector.uucp October 13: Update October 13,1988 Well we have spent the last two days talking to alot of you intereseted folks, PUC, sysops, and users. I believe we are having some success and your help is appreciated. Right now I'm reading the rules, regulations and complaint procedure for the PUC.More information will be coming your way regarding my examination. If you would like a copy of these materials write : Central Library c/o PUC 7800 Shoal Creek Blvd. suite 400n Austin,Texas 78757 I recommend you order the "Substantive Rules" $25.00, and "Rules of Practice and Procedure"4th edition $7.50 and for those zealots the"Public Utility Regulatory Act" amended 9/1/87 $7.50.Cost $42.80 for the three with tax. There are some real tidbits.We will try to get some of this information to you as quickly as my time allows. Many people ask who what can I do.I recommend you do whatever you can,letters are effective and calling is best.The key person for the Public Utility Commission is Ms.Betty Suthard , 1 512 458 0100 at the above address.She is helpful but will suggest you write a complaint.The complaint process has been recieved and the alternatives will be discussed at our October 27,1988 meeting. Ed Hopper is opening a Texas Conference which we will co host and carry here .This conference will be to disseminate additional information and news through out Texas.It has been my hope to get various sysops regardless of software board affiliation to have a joint conference.This may be the beginning of that goal.There are so many issues confronting us we need to subscribe to the philosophy "One for all -- all for one". Ed number is Also I'll be speaking to an Opus/Fido conference of sysops Saturday morning and then head over to Greenspoint mall for a computer show about 11 A.M. if you are in the area I sure be glad to see and talk to you.I'm the skinny Willard Scott look a like for all those who saw the picture in the paper you will get the drift.<>. Well I've got some reading to do so stay tuned and again thanks to every one who has called and left messages. Download Tariff4.arc for this and previous messages. October 9: Update on Activity As you know we are sponsoring a meeting concerning SW Bell intent to charge Business rates to all BBS systems in the State of Texas.Tariff.arc and the main message bases have the details.The net effect is to double rates from residential to business for all BBS's regardless of whether they charge, make a profit,etc.Please upload Tariff.arc to all Texas BBS's, and read files and leave a message regarding smae on your favorite BBS. I have obtained a copy of the actual tariff and you can see that to include BBS's as a business is really stretching it.The meeting will be October 27,1988 Thursday at 1980 Post Oak Blvd.#1780,Houston,Texas at noon, please call Sandy at 713 961 7800 to confirm.The response has been really great and we only released word October 6,1988.Bring your lunch we will provide soft drinks.Stay tuned for later news,right here at Ye Olde Bailey. Second the doors are up and the conferences are up to 29, echoing internationally through Smartnet.Leave a message a receive a response from all over the globe.We need to support these conferences , these message areas need your support.Please note again we have instituted upload/download ratios of 15 to 1, that's downloads to uploads.If you get a note that you can't download that's because you have exceeded the ratio! Finally a special thanks to the following sysop's and Please Support these fine boards: Board Number Sound of Music 1-516-536-8723 ED Hopper 1-713-782-5454 Innovator 1-713-977-1419 Dog House 1-713-422-3146 Abend 1-713-771-2802 Big Boy 1-713-324-3416 Thank you , getting better all the time! <> -- Judy Scheltema | uunet!nuchat!moray!judy Houston, Texas | bellcore!texbell!moray!judy