Fwd: Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] setting up a web-hosting company

[Richard Geoffrion]

I don't know anything about Tariff 73, but have you tried ordering an "alarm
circuit"?  Some of my technician friends were pricing out leased lines and
went that route.  The phone company doesn't have to know what you do with
it. :)


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Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2001 10:41 AM
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> Hmmm... Clearly a coincidence, because the PUC (properly pronounced
> 'puke') would not have had time to make the contact, SWBell wouldn't have
> been able to schedule the call, etc.
>
> Remember, it's the PUC who says 2400 baud is enough on your POTS phone
> line.
>
> Also, I remember when I first started pricing leased lines, I gave up.  I
> called the phone company, and was quoted something like $1400 a month in
> line costs for a four-wire 56K (DS0) circuit, even if it just ran to my
> next door neighbor.  After getting a heads-up from a friend, I asked for
> pricing under FCC Tariff 73 - that dropped it to about $250 per month for
> a 40 mile run.
>
> So, if the PUC is such a consumer watchdog, why do they set prices so
> differently from the FCC?
>
> An inquiring mind, wanting to know,
>
> Carl
>
> > law said.  I called the PUC at 4:00pm one afternoon and the telco had
> > corrected the problem by 9:00am the next morning.
> >
> > William, you might still call them if it hasn't been too long or you
> > are still paying.  They just might order SWBell to refund some of your
> > money.
> >
> > Bobby
> >
> >
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