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From: tony@oha.UUCP (Tony Olekshy)
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Subject: Re: Can I Be Charged to Have My Number Not Listed?
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Date: 3 Feb 90 22:51:07 GMT
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In message <3355@accuvax.nwu.edu>, siegman@sierra.stanford.edu
    (Anthony E. Siegman) writes:
 
> No, no!!  Tom Lehrer (or was it Mort Sahl) explained this years ago.
> It's because, when they take your number out of the phone book, they
> have to move all the subsequent numbers up one.

You see, a phone company makes money off publishing your phone number,
just as others make money off advertising.  Actually, your phone bill
would be about $1/month higher if they didn't do this.  So, if you
don't let them list it, they have to get that $1/month back from you!


Yours, etc., Tony Olekshy (...!alberta!oha!tony or tony@oha.UUCP).

"Its a Joke", D. Letterman.