slr@tybalt.caltech.edu (Steve L. Rhoades) (01/11/91)
After many months of promises, Pac*Bell is finally starting to convert it's dial-pulse only customers to Touch-Tone. It all started back when Pac*Bell promised the Calif. Public Utilities Commission that it would provide free touch-tone and an expanded local calling area (from eight to twelve miles) in exchange for being granted their (you guessed it...) rate increase. I have a line that used soley for incoming calls, no touch-tone, no custom-calling; Sort of the epitome of POTS. Today it had touch-tone and a call to the business office confirmed that they were indeed starting to convert custmers to TT. She further stated that the local calling area would be expanded sometime in February. It really interesting how the rate increases can be put into effect so much faster than Pac*Bell's other promises. I have yet to find a COCOT that complies with their mandate of free 950, 800, and have the phone's responsible party clearly posted. Internet: slr@caltech.edu | Voice-mail: (818) 794-6004 UUCP: elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!tybalt!slr | USmail: Box 1000, Mt. Wilson, Ca. 91023