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From: salex@central.cis.upenn.edu (Scott Alexander)
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Subject: GTE vs. Pac*Bell
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Date: 18 Dec 89 07:18:29 GMT
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I'm going to be moving to California at the beginning of the year and
thus had some questions concerning the GTE vs. Pac*Bell discussions
which show up periodically on this list.

My impression is that Pac*Bell serves most of California with pockets
being served by GTE.  (And very small pockets served by independents.)
How large are the pockets served by GTE?  Is there any easy way to
find out which company serves an area (without visiting the area)?
Given all the California telephone horror stories, I'm not sure that
I'm looking forward to dealing with either company.  How far is
Pinnacles from Pasadena?  Can I get a foreign exchange line to there? :-)


Scott Alexander
salex@cis.upenn.edu