Telecom-Request%usc-eclc@brl-bmd.UUCP (Telecom-Request@usc-eclc) (11/11/83)
TELECOM Digest Friday, 11 Nov 1983 Volume 3 : Issue 97
Today's Topics:
Re: TELECOM Digest V3 #96
Re: TELECOM Digest V3 #96
Canada to US 800 Service
Auto dialing modems that can detect dial tones
More on Access Charges
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Date: 9 Nov 1983 14:21-PST
Subject: Re: TELECOM Digest V3 #96
From: the tty of Geoffrey S. Goodfellow
Reply-to: Geoff@SRI-CSL
Re: MCIMAIL, the DELETE key & speaking to someone in charge.
I notice that William McGowan has an MCIMAIL ID, as does Vint Cerf.
So if dealing with their Customer DisService fails to yield results,
you might try the top-down approach.
Geoff
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Date: 9 Nov 1983 15:06-PST
Subject: Re: TELECOM Digest V3 #96
From: SAC.ADR@USC-ISIE
subj: dead numbers in wash dc area
try 695-9944 or 9948.
for what it's worth... 692-9947 and 9948 form a loop around. 9947
gives you a tone; 9948 is silent. if one person calls 9947 and
another calls 9948, they will be bridged together. the tone on 9947
goes away immediately prior to the bridging.
george rezac, sac.adr at usc-isie
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From: pyuxbb!ggr%eagle@BRL-BMD.ARPA
Date: 4 Nov 83 18:15:07 EST (Fri)
From: Guy Riddle <decvax!pyuxbb!ggr@BRL-BMD.ARPA>
Subject: Canada to US 800 Service
Reply-to: prnews%whuxg.uucp@BRL-BMD.ARPA
/***** whuxh:pr.presstp / mhwpd!prnews / 10:23 am Nov 2, 1983*/
AT&T PROPOSES TO SET UP CANADA-TO-U.S. 800 SERVICE, Wall Street
Journal, 11/2, p.6. AT&T has filed a proposal with the FCC to
establish toll-free 800 service to the U.S. from Canada. The proposal
seeks greater flexibility for customers by allowing them to change
routing destinations at their terminals. AT&T also asked the FCC to
halve the 90-day waiting period beftween the filing and the effective
date of the new service. A similar service, proposed by Telecom
Canada for U.S. residents calling Canada, will begin Jan. 1.
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Date: Thursday, 10 Nov 1983 07:09-PST
Subject: Auto dialing modems that can detect dial tones
From: norm@Rand-Unix (Norman_Shapiro)
I'm looking for an autodialing modem that can detect and wait for dial
tones.
Actually, it needn't be a modem, any RS232C driven autodialer will do.
I already know about the VOAD product.
Thanks much,
Norm Shapiro
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Date: Thu, 10 Nov 83 08:03:30 PST
From: Theodore N. Vail <vail@UCLA-CS>
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 %
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
mo.
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: Thu, 10 Nov 83 11:32:14 EST
From: A B Cooper III <abc@brl-bmd>
Subject: More on Access Charges
The flap over possible action by Congress on access charges being
levied by the BOCs is really heating up.
What surprises me is that, as far as I can tell, no one has suggested
that the long distance companies (ATT, MCI, SPRINT, et al) themselves
should foot the bill for interconnection.
After all, they are the ultimate beneficiaries of BOC access. They
could recover this expense in the same manner as any other: figure it
into the rates they charge.
Brint
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