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From: russ@uokmax.UUCP (Russ "Random" Smith)
Newsgroups: comp.misc,alt.bbs
Subject: Re: Houston bbs's vs SW Bell - more
Message-ID: <1933@uokmax.UUCP>
Date: 26 Oct 88 00:36:03 GMT
References: <4252@moray.UUCP>
Reply-To: russ@uokmax.UUCP (Russ "Random" Smith)
Distribution: usa
Organization: Eclipse Software
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[In <4252@moray.UUCP>, judy@moray.UUCP said:]
->The following is the text of an article that appeared in the Houston Post
->editorial pages on October 22, 1988. The reporter who wrote this will be
->attending the meeting scheduled for October 27, 1988 at the Grand Hotel
->at noon to cover further developments. Approximately 150 sysops and users
->have RSVP'ed as of this writing, so it should be a good turnout and just
->perhaps get Ma Bell's attention. If anyone can make this meeting who has
->not signed up, please contact Sandy at 713-961-7800 to confirm your presence.
->We should have representatives from both newspapers and a couple of 
->tv stations there to spread the word on what the phone company is attempting
->to do. 
->
->P. S. Sorry I had to change groups. I originally posted the first articles
->with a distribution of us in comp.dcom.telecom, but discovered it was
->moderated and wanted to get this information out on the net promptly.
->
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->       CAN SOUTHWESTERN BELL TRULY JUSTIFY THIS RATE HIKE?
->                                by
->                    Thomas J.L. Bronsberg-Adas
->
->     Recently, Southwestern Bell began raising the telephone rates 
->of computer bulletin board systems (BBSs).  The rates are being 
->raised from $13.35 (the residential rate) to $32.85 (the 
->commercial/business rate).  This increase is an increase of over 
->240%!  I feel (as do most computer users) that this increase in 
->not warranted, nor justified. 
->
Something similar to this happened in either '82 or '83 in the Oklahoma
City area.  A young (well, at the time) fellow named Robert Braver built up
a suit against Bell.  Bell eventually gave up (hurrah for the good guys!)

Hope this one turns out the same way.

                                  All my friends and I are crazy.
                                  That's the only thing that keeps us
                                  sane.
-- 
Russ "Random" Smith
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