[comp.dcom.telecom] To the Moon, Alice...

ehopper@ehpcb.wlk.com (Ed Hopper) (12/19/90)

Tonight, the day after the "to the Moon via 900 Service" Press
Conference, the local district attorney and grand jury have decided to
have a chat with these "entrepenuers".  They claim they're on the up
and up, TASS (the Soviet press agency) says they've never heard of
these guys and the DA says it sounds like an illegal lottery to him.


Ed Hopper

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[Moderator's Note: But John Higdon begs your pardon: He says the local
radio station in his town confirmed it is for real. We are out of
space in this issue, so in 892, John will lead off and tell us what is
really going on.  PAT]

ehopper@ehpcb.wlk.com (Ed Hopper) (12/21/90)

ehopper@ehpcb.wlk.com (Ed Hopper) writes:

> [Moderator's Note: But John Higdon begs your pardon: He says the local
> radio station in his town confirmed it is for real. We are out of
> space in this issue, so in 892, John will lead off and tell us what is
> really going on.  PAT]

True enough, however, statements were accurate *WHEN THEY WERE
WRITTEN*.

However, the investigation continues despite the new Soviet
affirmation of the deal with these guys.  A grand jury is looking into
it.


Ed Hopper

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[Moderator's Note: And the last word I've heard on this as of late
Friday night was that the grand jury concluded there were no
violations and that the sweepstakes was valid. Apparently everything
is okay.  PAT]