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From: gws@cbnews.ATT.COM (Gary W. Sanders)
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Subject: Re: New Sleazy 900 Service
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Date: 10 Jan 90 14:34:49 GMT
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X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 10, Issue 20, message 4 of 9


In article <2755@accuvax.nwu.edu> Edward_Greenberg@cso.3mail.3com.com writes:
>X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 10, Issue 18, message 4 of 8

>Latest ad is for a service that will "add your name" to a
>communication to your legislators announcing your feelings (pro or
>anti) on the abortion issue.  Call 1-900-xxx-xxx0 for one view and

	I noticed another sleazy thing that is happening in the
900/976 world is on pricing.

	I have seen a number of ads stating a price of 50 cents a
minute, that is about 1/2 of what other services are charging, but if
you look closely there is a "*" and very small print at the bottom of
the page that says cost is based on 1/2 minutes.

	The other sleazy item is get minimum number of minutes, you
get this "great rate" but there is a 15 minute minimum on the call.

	With many of these chat/talk lines running $60 to $75 an hour
I dont see how people can really spend that kind of money.  Are people
really that lonely? The quality of the phone lines and quality of the
service overall is very poor.


Gary Sanders (N8EMR) AT&T Bell Labs, Columbus Ohio
gws@cblph.att.com 		614-860-5965