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From: edell%garnet.Berkeley.EDU@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (Richard Edell)
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Subject: Re: Mousepruf 900 Tariff Application
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Date: 27 Jan 89 01:08:02 GMT
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X-TELECOM-Digest: volume 9, issue 32, message 3

One aspect not mentioned by the previous poster of interest to consumers is:
  9.5.3.A.2. Definitions
   Delayed Timing of Information Charge
    A product feature which delays commencement of billing of Information
    Charges to a Caller.  The purpose of the delayed timing option is to
    allow time for the Caller to hang up prior to connection to the program
    without being billed an Information Charge.

  9.5.3.C.1.a.3 Regulations; Utility Obligations; General
    The Utility will provide a period of 18 seconds for Delayed Timing of
    Information Charges.  If this period is exceeded, a Caller will be
    billed the Information Charge from the time of initial connection and
    the Transport Charges will be billed to the Information Provider
    and/or Sponsor from the time of initial connection.  If a Caller hangs
    up within this 18 second period, no Information Charge will be billed
    to the Subscriber and no Charges will be billed to the Information
    Provider and/or Sponsor for that call.

Further, the tariff specifically states that the Utility will disconnect
the Information Provider/Sponsor for violating the rules/regulations
of the tariff.  (Such as: program content matching the prefix of the
service's telephone number, proper disclosure of price, etc.)
The first disconnection would last at least one week, the second
disconnection would last two weeks, and the third disconnection would
be permanent.  Also, the reconnection charge (for first and second
violations) is $2,000.  Hopefully this section of the tariff addresses
the First Amendment rights problems Pacific Bell has faced when it tried
to disconnect "adult" services.

I should state that my business is a real estate loan referral program
offered through Pacific Bell's 976 service.

-Richard Edell (UCB Student)