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Re: AT&T. Major Ripoff!

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From: Rick Seiler
Date: Sat, 03 Jul 1999 00:00
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One's AT&T the other MCI!

[Query: 10-10-345.com, Server: whois.internic.net]
Registrant:
AT&T Corp (10-10-345-N-DOM)
   32 Avenue of the Americas
   New York, NY 10013

[Query: 10-10-220.com, Server: whois.internic.net]
Registrant:
MCI Telecommunications Corporation (10-10-220-N-DOM)
   2424 Garden of the Gods Road
   Colorado Springs, CO 80919
   US

my1gizmo <my1gizmo@home.com> wrote in message
news:SVie3.24039$%U.5428@news.rdc1.wa.home.com...
> Chuck W <chuckw@inquo.net> wrote in message
> news:3778183F.64B75798@inquo.net...
> > Before you get too carried away, you should know that 10-10-345 is Lucky
> > Dog Phone Co., owned by AT&T.  Depending upon how you look at it, you
> > are giving business to the company you detest, or you are getting even
> > by getting a better rate by using their 10-10 number.
>
> Is Lucky Dog Phone Company actually owned by ATT or are they providing the
> facilities?
>
> I never heard of that company myself.  Keep in mind...the Top long
distance
> companies (ATT, MCI, Sprint, Qwest - top 4 I believe in that order) lease
> facilities to the smaller companies at a great price...this is how they
> undercut these companies.  I know the top 2 do this for sure, not sure
about
> the others.  So its possible to get a toll company that is a reseller for
a
> bigger one and not be directly associated.
>
>
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From: "Rick Seiler" <rseiler@usa.net>
Subject: Re: AT&T. Major Ripoff!
Date: 1999/07/03
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