emjej@uokvax.UUCP (10/24/83)
#R:ihuxq:-35000:uokvax:2700002:000:538 uokvax!emjej Oct 20 10:40:00 1983 Well, yes, but--first, after an initial burst of enthusiasm, the outrageous phone bills will drive a user away from long distance modem use (save for *extremely* short calls on weekends)--if one uses MCI/Sprint, then this reduces (from the operating company's point of view) to a local call anyway. Second, how many local switches have TASI (the acronym, I think, for the stuff that multiplexes during pauses in conversation)? Let the operating companies bill on a usage-sensitive basis; this will be fair all around. James Jones