phil@wubios.wustl.edu (J. Philip Miller) (01/12/91)
The {St. Louis Post Dispatch} reported in this morning's issue that
they had decided that public FAX machines were no longer entitled to
be connected with a regular business line (which is flat rated in St.
Louis) but rather would have to pay time and distance sensitive rates
since they were reselling telephone service [I presume that the rates
which will now be required would be the same as a COCOT operator would
have to play].
This raises all sorts of other interesting ideas in our consideration
of the rules for who should be paying business rates. Many university
computer centers offer outdial modem services. If you are being
charged for this (e.g. connect time to the computer controlling it)
does it mean that this line should be a COCOT line rather than a
business rate? Are COCOT lines which are not blocked for incoming
calls charged for the incoming calls? If so that raises another issue
for our BBS operator who charges for use of the board.
Does anyone know what type of rates folks like Tymnet pay for their phone
lines?
J. Philip Miller, Professor, Division of Biostatistics, Box 8067
Washington University Medical School, St. Louis MO 63110
phil@wubios.WUstl.edu - Internet (314) 362-3617
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