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- From: tsikes@netcom.com (Terry Sikes)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.isdn,comp.dcom.modems,comp.infosystems.www.misc,comp.infosystems.www.advocacy
- Subject: Re: Pac Bell ISDN Tariff Protest Info
- Date: Mon, 01 Jan 1996 18:19:45 GMT
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- tsikes@netcom.com (Terry Sikes) wrote:
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- I knew I forgot something (too much going on this weekend... ;)
-
- On the cover of the fax you should also reference the docket number, which
- is:
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- A95-12-043
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- Sorry 'bout that!
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- >Here is some useful information for those that'd like to express their
- >opinion about Pacific Bell filing to raise their residential ISDN rates from
- >unlimited off-peak usage to 2 cents per minute after the first 20 hours.
- >This motion was filed on December 5, 1995 so we only have a few more days
- >until the 30 day protest period has passed. You may send faxes to the
- >Californial Public Utilities Commission that will be filed as official
- >protests to this action to:
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- >(415)-703-1758
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- >The cover sheet should be marked to the attention of the "Public Advisor",
- >and should also be marked "Urgent". I'd suggest that the following points
- >be stressed:
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- >1) Off-peak residential ISDN is leveraging equipment that would be sitting
- >idle as excess capacity during these time periods.
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- >2) Commercial customers only pay 1 cent per minute during _peak_ hours.
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- >3) The target audience for residential ISDN tends to spend lots of time
- >connected to the Net. 20 hours at a flat rate (really a little over $1 per
- >hour) is not nearly sufficient.
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- >4) ISDN has tremendous application in education, entertainment and
- >self-improvement. It is a general consumer technology, not confined to a
- >niche market.
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- >If you intend to respond at all, please use the fax number. There's no
- >longer time for snail mail.
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- >Good luck!
- >--
- >Terry Sikes | Software Developer++
- >tsikes@netcom.com | C++ isn't a language, its an adventure!
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- >My opinions - mine only! | isn't playing with a full DEC."
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