> 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.
Let's not forget the fact that PacBell officials have blamed ISP's for
charging (roughly) $20 / unlimited as the cause of the switches being
bogged down. These same officials actually admitted that flat rate
internet + flat rate phone service was actually LOSING them money, yet
they continue to do it. Unless I'm mistaken, isn't it illegal to lose
money in order to beat your competition and drive them out of
business....looks to me like that's what's happening.
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