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From: c186aj@cory.berkeley.edu (Steve Forrette)
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Subject: Re: Wiring Maintainence Fee
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Date: 6 Feb 90 19:56:18 GMT
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In article <3563@accuvax.nwu.edu> you write:

>if there is a problem between the point the pair enters the building
>and the outlet jack in my apartment?  The landlord?  Me?  

At least in U S West territory, the wiring plan includes the wiring in
the apartment building up to and including your jacks.  At least
that's the response I got when aquiring service in the Seattle area
about a year ago.  Then again, they charge $1.55/month for their
wiring plan!  And people are saying that Pacific Bell's 50 cents/month
is high.

Where I live now, there is a great tendency for people to "move" their
service themselves when they change rooms.  The punchdown block is a
mess as a result.  Often, someone else's service is knocked off
inadvertantly.  It is for this reason I decided to pay for the wiring
plan, even though I am perfectly capable of doing it myself.  If my
line goes dead (which it probably will in the next 6 months), calling
611 is just a lot easier (especially if I'm not home and need to be
able to have messages left on my machine)