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- DDN MGT Bulletin 113 DISA DDN Defense Communications System
- 25 January 1993 Published by: DDN Network Info Center
- (NIC@NIC.DDN.MIL) (800) 365-3642
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- DEFENSE DATA NETWORK
- MANAGEMENT BULLETIN
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- The DDN MANAGEMENT BULLETIN is distributed online by the DDN Network
- Information Center under DISA contract as a means of communicating
- official policy, procedures and other information of concern to
- management personnel at DDN facilities. Back issues may be read
- through the TACNEWS server ("@n" command at the TAC) or may be
- obtained by FTP (or Kermit) from the NIC.DDN.MIL host [192.112.36.5]
- using login="anonymous" and password="guest". The pathname
- for bulletins is ddn-news/ddn-mgt-bulletin-nn.txt (where "nn" is the
- bulletin number).
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- New 1-800 Dial-up Service Rates
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- The new rates ($.19 per minute) for 1-800 service is planned to take
- effect starting with the March 1993 billing cycle. At the same time,
- the method for calculating per packet charges will change. Simply put,
- the more you send the cheaper the cost, and sending during off-peak
- hours will also reduce the cost. We would like to take this opportunity
- to remind our valued customers that with the increase in rates it would
- be in your best interest to take a hard look at the way you are presently
- using this service at your organizations.
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- In the past, some customers would log on and stay logged on all day
- because it was convenient for them. This practice wastes government
- resources and hinders other customers trying to accomplish their missions.
- It will now become very costly for your organization to continue this
- practice.
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- Along the same lines, some customers used the 1-800 service even though a
- local TAC was available to them, once again, this practice will now become
- very costly for your organization. Dial-up through a local TAC costs $.07
- per minute vs. the $.19 per minute for 1-800 service.
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- We hope this information will help our customers endure the ever present
- budget concerns we all must face in these hard times.
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- If you don't know where your local TAC's are, you can look up the current
- list in the TACNNEWS area of the NIC or call the NIC Help Desk at
- 1-800-365-3642, or if outside the Continental US or in the Washington DC
- metropolitan area (703) 802-4535.
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- In addition, you may direct questions concerning 1-800 service to
- Whitwoodd@CC.IMS.DISA.MIL.
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