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From: gnu@toad.com (John Gilmore)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom
Subject: Re: New Enhancements From the BOC's
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Date: 31 May 89 23:49:46 GMT
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X-TELECOM-Digest: volume 9, issue 181, message 2 of 4

> *57	Call Trace				$1.00/use
> *60	Call Block				$.50/day or $5/month
> *61	Distinctive ring (up to 6 #'s)		$.50/day or $2.75/month
> *63	Selective Call Forwarding (up to 6 #'s) $.50/day or $3.50/month
> *66	Auto Redial				$.25/use or $1.75/month
> *69	Return Call 				$.25/use or $2.50/month

Gee, I knew the price of DRAM was high, but 50c/day for a few bytes?

Of course, the service that provides the calling number to customer
equipment will cost even more than this.  People would figure out that
rather than paying $5 or $10/month, they could buy a smart answering
machine that would do all this for them, and start saving money within
a year.  So do-it-yourself will be even more expensive than
"rent my DRAM...please".