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- From: robert.seely@rsbbs.uucp (Robert Seely)
- Newsgroups: comp.org.eff.talk
- Subject: AT&T TIMEOUT & DISABLED
- Message-ID: <476.42.uupcb@rsbbs.uucp>
- Date: 25 Dec 92 11:37:00 GMT
- Reply-To: robert.seely@rsbbs.uucp (Robert Seely)
- Distribution: world
- Organization: R's Little BBs - Stone Mtn, Ga - 404-879-1600
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- AT&T has initiated a practice of auto disconnecting calls after x amt.
- of rings/time for LD calls (at least).
-
- While I can see the practicality of this as a standard practice, I also
- am of the opinion that it is in violation of the Disabilities Act.
-
- There seems to be no facility in place to disable this feature on a per
- request basis, and in fact, at&t operators are (from my experience)
- rather unknowing of the feature.
-
- Case in Point:
- I am at a pay phone, trying to reach my disabled relative who is in a
- wheelchair to give lifesaving info. At&t times out before my party can
- reach the phone. True that if the payphone operates properly, I get my
- coin back. What if it does not? What if by the time I redial it's too
- late? (extreme but possible).
-
- It has happened, but tG it was not too late.
-
- feedback welcome.
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