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From: c186aj@cory.berkeley.edu (Steve Forrette)
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Subject: Re: *TONE-BLOCK*
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Date: 26 Feb 90 03:20:50 GMT
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In article <4319@accuvax.nwu.edu> you write:

>The ability to suspend Call Waiting is called *TONE-BLOCK* here in New
>Jersey Bell land, but here's the catch - you have to subscribe to it.
>You have to pay 50 cents extra per month to use it.

The same thing was true last year when I lived in GTE land in
Washington State.  Maybe SWB should give everyone call waiting for
free, then charge $10/month for cancel call waiting - then they would
effectively have their modem surcharge! :-)