Peter J Dotzauer <pjd@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> (06/20/91)
As an on-campus resident at the Ohio State University, I can't seem to have straight access to MCI that would allow me to subscribe to their 'Call Europe' program (which would save me a lot of money). Ohio State University has its own campus telephone system, and they subscribe to U.S. Sprint for long distance services. U.S. Sprint universally blocked alternate carrier access, so I cannot dial 10222 to connect to MCI; I would have to go through a U.S. Sprint operator. Because of that, MCI says I cannot subscribe to their program, and to some other programs only as a calling card holder (the calling card surchage usually consumes any benefit of a particular program and therefore makes it not worthwhile). Is there anything else I can do? Does Ohio State University or U.S. Sprint violate any rights that I have? Peter Dotzauer, Analyt.Cart.& GIS, Dept.of Geogr., OSU, Columbus, OH 43210-1361 TEL +1 614 292 1357 FAX +1 614 292 6213 FIDO 1:226/50 IRC/ICB/Relay Ratzer INTERNET pjd+@osu.edu UUCP ...!bluemoon!pjd DECnet mapvxa::pjd BITNET pjd+@ohstmail WWIVnet pjd@6450 FreeNet ak061 ProLine pjd@pro-tcc