Steve Friedl <friedl@mtndew.tustin.ca.us> (08/10/90)
I just got my AT&T Reach Out America "Subscriber Update", and it has
the traditional hype trying to sell me what I am already getting. In
the details of the plan, however, I noticed some interesting fine
print:
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The Basic Plan
A full hour of weekend and night calls (all day Saturday,
Sunday until 5PM, and Sunday through Friday from 10PM to
8AM) -- all for just $7.15 a month. Call all across
America -- including Alaska, Hawaii***, Puerto Rico, even
the U.S. Virgin Islands for the same low price.
Additional hours cost just $6.60 each [+].
*** For Hawaii residents: Reach Out America Plan calls to
Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands are available
only to those subscribers who live in areas where the
local telephone company has asked customers to select a
long distance company.
[+] Pending FCC approval
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This looks to me like Hawaii residents only get the good deal on calls
to P.R. if they use AT&T because they want to, not if they have to.
What percentage of Hawaii has equal access?
Stephen J. Friedl, KA8CMY / Software Consultant / Tustin, CA / 3B2-kind-of-guy
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