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Xref: sserve comp.sys.powerpc:35215 comp.sys.intel:32772 comp.unix.bsd:16325 comp.unix.pc-clone.32bit:8247 comp.unix.sys5.r4:9392 comp.unix.misc:16299 comp.os.linux.development:23889 comp.os.linux.misc:36228 comp.os.386bsd.development:3279 comp.os.386bsd.misc:5568 comp.os.misc:3872 Newsgroups: comp.sys.powerpc,comp.sys.intel,comp.unix.bsd,comp.unix.pc-clone.32bit,comp.unix.sys5.r4,comp.unix.misc,comp.os.linux.development,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.386bsd.development,comp.os.386bsd.misc,comp.os.misc Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!bunyip.cc.uq.oz.au!munnari.oz.au!constellation!paladin.american.edu!gatech!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!news.sprintlink.net!nwshare.rabbit.net!uuhare!dlpinc00!dlparker From: dlparker@dlpinc00.com (Dave Parker) Subject: Re: flat rates for Internet/phone (Re: X on dial-in) Message-ID: <D4v3zs.1IL@dlpinc00.com> Date: Fri, 3 Mar 1995 11:31:03 GMT References: <SHIRONO.95Feb22171003@jade.ssd.csd.harris.com> <D4I5ro.8Lr@dlpinc00.com> <1995Mar2.173432.16257@rossinc.com> Organization: ADMS Lines: 25 In article <1995Mar2.173432.16257@rossinc.com> joelga@rossinc.com (Joel Garry) writes: >In article <D4I5ro.8Lr@dlpinc00.com> dlparker@dlpinc00.com (Dave Parker) writes: >>In article <SHIRONO.95Feb22171003@jade.ssd.csd.harris.com> Roberto.Shironoshita@mail.csd.harris.com writes: >> >>>No. Americans have flat-rate unlimited local service. >> >>MOST Americans, probably have flat-rate unlimited local service, but certainly >>not ALL Americans. > >Looking at the front of my friendly Pacific Bell phone book, I notice >they have Flat rate for residence but not for business. It is unclear >whether business has flat rate available - it just says to call your >local Business Office to see which service is available. > >"All services may not be available in all locations." I'm sure most people know whether their own service is flat-rate or not. I spent about 6-7 months in late '93 and spring '94 working on the local telecommunications billing system for an international telecommunications company, and I can say with certainty that not all Americans have flat-rate unlimited local service. -- Dave Parker/ADMS - 303 N. Jeffreys - Pleasant Hill, MO 64080-1331 USA (816) 540-5167/5218 voice/fax dlparker@dlpinc00.com alternate address: dparker@bigcat.missouri.edu