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From: jmi@devsim.mdcbbs.com, , (JM Ivler)
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Subject: Re: GTE vs. Pac*Bell
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In article <2281@accuvax.nwu.edu>, john@bovine.ati.com (John Higdon) writes:
 
> Areas to avoid: Long Beach, (or most of the beach cities), Santa
> Monica, West LA, Diamond Bar, most of the "Inland Empire" (San
> Bernardino, Ontario, etc.), Westminster. Frankly, it's a jungle down
                              ^^^^^^^^^^
> there. Pac*Bell areas include LA proper, Hollywood, Santa Ana,
> Pasadena, Alhambra, Orange, Anaheim. If you look at a map, you'll
> practically see a checkerboard pattern.

Correction. As a resident of that area, I pay my bills to Pactel *not*
GTE. I have refused to live in GTE service areas since I got out here
(over 11 years ago). Westminster may have lots of problems (like half
the store signs are *not* in english), but phone service is not one of
them.


JMI   jmi@devsim.mdcbbs.com
Disclaimer: If my company knew I was on NEWS I would be shot, so what makes you
            think that they would ever let me speak for them?