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- From: dhd@exnet.co.uk (Damon)
- Subject: Re: Itemised Bills
- Message-ID: <C1JGy0.97F@exnet.co.uk>
- Organization: ExNet Systems Ltd Public Access News, London, UK
- References: <931325141322@ibm3090.bham.ac.uk> <sK1ZrABDBh107h@jcs.ibmpcug.co.uk>
- Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 00:49:11 GMT
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- In article <sK1ZrABDBh107h@jcs.ibmpcug.co.uk> jcs@jcs.ibmpcug.co.uk (Default Account) writes:
- >In <931325141322@ibm3090.bham.ac.uk> TREHARAJ@ibm3090.bham.ac.uk writes:
- >>==============================================================================
- >>Could anybody explain what modifications BT would need to carry out in
- >>order to supply the residential customer with a fully itemised bill?
- >>Why is it that Mercury can do so?
- >
- >I have reporte BT to the Advertising Standards for misleading advertising about
- >itemised billing. I have also written to them complaining that 30% of my bill is NOT
- >itemised. The response was that when itemised billing was introduced they conducted
- >a market survey and there as NO DEMAND for fully itemised billing.
- >
- >I AM DEMANDING IT!
- >
- >It is a direct consequence of their billing policy that I now use Mercury for all of
- >my non local calls.
-
- It's certainly a major reason for my using Mercury to the tune of about #100
- per month; the lower call charges are important but not overriding.
-
- Damon
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