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From: judice@32.186.enet.dec.com (Louis J. Judice  11-Jan-1990 0916)
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Subject: Re: New Sleazy 900 Service
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Date: 10 Jan 90 23:23:05 GMT
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Ok, here is a mega-buck idea for a 900 service...

Set up an 800 number, 1-800-RATFINK and advertise that people should
call to report crimes, indescretions, income-tax evasion and other
nasty behavior.

Then set up the 900 service, with a $49.95 charge and advertise that
if you call it, we WON'T use any information we collect on you!

It's sort of a post-de-regulation, post-devestiture variant of the
Monty Python skit about the "Blackmail" show.

/ljj