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From: marko@apple.i.intel.com.ogc.edu
Newsgroups: news.config,pdx.telecom
Subject: Alternative Operator Services?
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Date: 13 Jan 89 16:08:02 GMT
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Reply-To: marko@apple.i.intel.com (Mark O'Shea)
Organization: Intel Corp., OMSO UNIX Development, Hillsboro, OR
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Last night I was paying bills and opened my phone bill.  Well the usual PR
junk was stuffed in there with the bill.  I normally glance at it to be
sure they aren't trying to sneak one by, like a rate increase hearing or
something.  Anyway, the brochure had a blurb about alternative operator services
and how you could be billed for their use when you are away from home and using
your credit card.  It went on to say that you should ask what operator you are
using and ask for a different one if it is not the one(company?) you 
normally use.

Now I understand that.  What I don't understand is how do I know what I want?
How do I get the best rate say eight or nine times out of ten?  Does anyone
know more about this?

Mark O'Shea
SDA