[comp.dcom.telecom] A note on MCI

wmartin@st-louis-emh2.army.mil (Will Martin -- AMXAL-RI) (04/08/89)

An item from the Federal Bytes column on page 38 of Federal Computer Week,
March 20, 1989:

NO SHOES

"The cobbler's children are alive and apparently well at MCI Communications
Corp. A call to its 19th St. headquarters in Washington, DC last week
produced one of these messages: "All operators are busy, but if you'll
stay on the line..."

The message was followed by a long silence. A live operator finally
appeared, rang the public relations department as requested, and another
recorded message and long delay ensued. Well, it is the long-distance
company, after all, and we were calling locally."
***End of item***

Speaks for itself, I guess... :-)