Telecom-Request%usc-eclc@brl-bmd.UUCP (Telecom-Request@usc-eclc) (11/13/83)
TELECOM Digest Saturday, 12 Nov 1983 Volume 3 : Issue 98
Today's Topics:
Re: More on Access Charges
GenTel rate increase, etc.
Auto dialing modems that can detect dial tones
MCI-Mail charges
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Date: 10 Nov 1983 1936-PST
From: Chris <Pace@USC-ECLC>
Subject: Re: More on Access Charges
Yes, that is interesting. It seems to me that it is a fairly
logical, if not obvious alternative to interconnect charges to the
BOC. Making the Long Distance Caller pay for the interconnect charges
seems far more fair than nailing all those folks who rarely use long
distance.
Chris.
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Date: Thursday, 10 Nov 1983 23:50-PST
Subject: GenTel rate increase, etc.
From: lauren@rand-unix
GenTel's application is right in line with PacTel's recent
application. There's an interesting aspect to this -- PacTel (soon to
be called "Pacific*Bell") claims that much of their increase is needed
due to the AT&T divestiture. However, GenTel has NOT undergone such
divestiture, but the proposed rate structures are almost identical.
This seems to imply that something is fishy in one or both
companies... but we already all knew that, didn't we boys and girls?
If GenTel follows PacTel's lead on FX service, they will propose
approximately a quintupling of rates for in-place residential FX
service, and attempt to not install any new residential FX services.
Under the PacTel plan, in-place residential FX would end up costing
MORE than business FX!
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The House just passed a bill preventing the activation of the
interstate access charges. The related Senate bill will probably pass
without difficulty. It is *not* clear to me at this time how this
will affect the INTRAstate access charges that have been proposed in
California. It should be noted that it most definitely HAS been
proposed that the alternate carriers (MCI, Sprint, etc.) pay into the
USF (Universal Service Fund) to help support residential telephone
services -- this is where the money would come from INSTEAD of from
the customer-based interstate access charges.
--Lauren--
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Date: Fri, 11 Nov 83 08:58 EST
From: clark.wbst@PARC-MAXC.ARPA
Subject: Auto dialing modems that can detect dial tones
I think a Vadic VA212 can...
--Ray Clark
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Date: Fri, 11 Nov 83 09:17:44 PST
From: Theodore N. Vail <vail@UCLA-CS>
Apparently the tabs got lost in the message I send to telecom, issue
97. Here is a copy with the tabs expanded to blanks:
The following is an excerpt from a leaflet included in my latest bill
from General Telephone:
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Notice of Public Hearings
on General Telephone's
Rate Increase Application
The California Public Utilities Commission will hold public hearings
as listed here concerning the request of General Telphone Company of
California (General) to increase its revenue by $318.7 million during
1984. Some of General's proposed rates are as follows:
Present Proposed Percent
rate rate change
-------- -------- ------
Residential service -- Los Angeles
Metropolitan Areas
Flat Rate $ 7.75 $15.30 97.4%
Measured Rate 2.80 (30) 3.75 (15) 33.9
Business Service -- Los Angeles
Metropolitan Area
Measured Rate 7.20 14.60 102.7
PBX 7.20 14.60 102.7
Semi-Public Coin 17.50 44.60 154.9
Residential Service --
Non-Metropolitan Areas
Basic Flat Rate 7.75 15.30 97.4
Lifleline Flat Rate None 7.65 --
Business Service --
Non-Metropolitan Areas
Basic Flat Rate 17.20 30.95 79.0
Basic PBX 25.95 47.00 81.1
Basic Semi-Public Coin 17.50 44.60 154.9
Operator Busy-Line Verification .25 .75 200
Coin Telephone -- Local Call .10 .25 150
Foreign Exchange and Private Line rates will also be affected.
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The leaflet goes on to add that rates will also increse for
Public and Semi-Public Coin Service (from 10 to 25 cents)
Private Line and Foreign Exchange Service (amount unspecified)
Service Connection Charge ($3 - 15 for
residential
and $3 - 25 for business)
Business Terminal Equipment Services (6.5 %)
Verification and Interrupt Services (25 to 75 cents)
Usage Sensitive Service (beginning in late 1985
and "only in a few
communities")
Business Measured and Optional Residence Measured Service (to be
expanded)
Lifeline Service for Non-Measured Areas (to be made available
in more areas)
Other Services:
Charges for directory assistance -- 25 cents each after 5 calls per
month.
Increased rates for ORTS/OCMS (Optional Residential Telphone Service/
Optional Calling Measured Service), measured local service and ZUM
(Zone usage measurement).
The average increase appears to exceed 100%. Perhaps G. T. & E. will
become a major growth stock?
vail
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Date: 11 November 1983 17:55 EST
From: "Marvin A. Sirbu, Jr." <SIRBU @ MIT-MC>
Subject: MCI-Mail charges
One nice feature about the charging scheme for MCI Mail, is that there
is no connect time charge for calling up to READ incoming mail. Thus,
unlike systems such as Telemail, you don't pay anything for time spent
reading junk mail.
Marvin Sirbu
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