cak@PURDUE.EDU ("Christopher A. Kent") (02/04/86)
I have the distinct displeasure of living in an area served by GTE. At the moment, I have no choice about my long distance carrier; it's AT&T. Even so, I apparently can't take part in any of AT&T's premiums, because I'm not a direct customer. I have an account with Sprint, but they don't have a local access point. (Some noise about abuse of accounts in a college town.) 950 service seems to be unheard of. What I'm wondering is what requirements have been placed on operating companies that *weren't* part of the Bell System before the Breakup, as far as equal access goes? I don't expect to be here much longer, but I'm curious if the folks in West Lafayette, IN, can ever expect to be able to choose their favorite LD carrier? Cheers, chris ----------