Re: BellSouth does it again...

Mike Rodriguez (mikey@mangonet.com)
Tue, 19 Nov 1996 01:45:43 -0500

At 11:15 AM 10/25/96 -0400, Matthew S. Crocker wrote:

>> $20 a month was for RESIDENTIAL USE of lines. You use them for a business,
>> you should pay business rates... you cheated, you got caught, now you're
>> screwed, and I seriuosly doubt your public service commission is going
>> to have much sympathy for you. 19 ISP's here in Tennessee got caught too.
>
>Just wish some of the ISP's in this area would get caught....
>
>It doesn't matter what the RBOC's charge you as long as its fair. If
>everybody plays by the same rules you can be competitive. If you have to
>cheat to win you are a sorry excuse for a business.

Cheat? What about Bell South selling 'unlimited' PPP for $20? They
own the lines and therefor pay WAY, WAY less than residential rates,
they, by virtue of their monopoly, have the name, address and phone
number of EVERY one of my potential customers, and they use that
information to direct mail advertise. They're certainly not playing
by the same rules.

Who's the cheater here?

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