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- ******ATTENTION ALL USERS PLEASE READ THIS IMPORTANT BULLETIN******
-
-
- (1) Fri 29 Jun
- 90 8:46a Rcvd: Fri 29 Jun 9:07a
- By: Jeff Bailey, NET 4604 HOST (4604/0)
- To: Kevin Scott
- Re: BC TEL INCREASED PHONE RATES!!!!!!!
- St: Pvt Kill Rcvd
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- @MSGID: 25:4604/0 6e88ca76
- @Original: William Mastop
- cc: William Mastop
-
- Note: This is being Carbon copied to nets 1604, 4604 and 7604. Other nets will
- receie the notice within the week
-
- Re: Business rates for BBS's.
-
- Message to all Bulletin Board Users in BC
-
- Unfortunately, the rumors are true, and B.C. Tel is planning to charge
- Bulletin Service Operators BUSINESS rates instead of the current RESIDENTIAL
- rates. Charging business rates would mean the demise of many of your BBS'.
- Many of the BBS' that will be affected are run as non-profit public services
- at the expense of the sysop(s).
-
- But, it is not to late to change their minds, if ALL of us act now.
- I suggest that you start phoning B.C. Tel's Customer Service offices, write
- write to their headquarters, and send a letter to the CRTC. I have given all
- applicable addresses and phone numbers below, and they can also be found on
- page 4 of the 1990 Vancouver White pages.
-
- Most of you know that all this started when a local BBS asked B.C. Tel to
- instal 16 RESIDENTIAL lines for their BBS. As it turns out, this BBS is
- sponsored by a company to the extent that a user can order a product from
- within the BBS. When B.C. Tel asked this BBS to pay for business lines, they
- turned around and implicated ALL other BBS'. They overlooked the fact that
- many of the local BBS' were run by individuals, with no business areas!
-
- Also, B.C. Tel. is holding a public forum on July 10th. The time and place
- have not yet been announced, but B.C. Tel's Customer Service office should be
- able to tell you shortly. Give them a call, and ATTEND.
-
- Northern BBS users should DEMAND a similar forum in Prince George!!!!!
-
- We cannot wait until the change has been implemented, we must act NOW.
- Unfortunately, I will be absent for most of July, and will not be able to
- monitor this, so I ask ALL of you to act on this NOW.
-
- Contact your local office today and speak your mind. (Be nice and objective.)
- Please ask to speak to a manager!
-
- 1) Tell them that most BBS's are run as public services, by individuals, as a
- hobby. Tell them that you appreciate the service that the sysop provides, and
- the B.C. Tel.'s action is jeopardizing the BBS'.
-
- 2) Tell them that you are in support of them charging BUSINESS rates for
- company sponsored BBS'. Again say that most BBS' are run as a service, on a
- non-profit basis.
-
- 3) Tell them that B.C. Tel. has been aware of its customers problems in the
- past, and ask them to reconsider their actions.
-
- 4) Make sure that you thank them for there time, and leave them your name and
- telephone number so that they can contact you.
-
- Also, I have called them a few times now, and each time I got a run-around, BE
- persistent, ask people for their names, and don't give up until you have
- talked to someone in charge. THIS campaing must start immediately! Call Now!
-
-
- PLEASE POST THIS EVERYWHERE!!!!
-
-
- Addresses and Telephone #'s.
-
- Take a look at page 2 & 3 of the white pages. They list all of the info given
- below in more detail!
-
- ***************NOTE....NUMBERS EDITED FOR NORTHERN CUSTOMERS***************
- CALL:
-
- Customer Service Lines - ask for THE supervisor.
-
- PRINCE GEORGE AREA OFFICE
- Residential 565-3411 (no charge for long distance)
- Business 565-3333 " " " " "
-
- ********************
-
- Customer Service Manager - Ask for his/her name & number when you talk
- to the supervisor.
-
- Residential
- Business
-
- ********************
-
- Customer Service Headquarters
-
- 432-3751 (or 1-800-663-6587)
-
- ********************
-
-
- WRITE:
-
- Customer Service Manager CRTC
- Headquarters, B.C. Tel. and Ste 1500-800 Burrard
- 18th Floor Box 1580, Vancouver
- 3777 Kingsway, Bby. V6Z 2G7
- V5H 3Z7
-
- Muncher (Revelations BBS)
-
-
- Thanks to Shane Rosborough of Fantasia BBS ( A User ) For this message.
- People not in the Lower Mainland will have
- to find alternate phone numbers for these, but the mailing
- addresses should turn out to be the same ones anyways.
-
- Please note that BcTEL's business rates are approximately $50.
-
- Jeff Bailey, Net4604HOST.
- Signews Editor.
- (25:4604/119.0)
-
-