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Re: AT&T. Major Ripoff!

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From: ditdah
Date: Sun, 04 Jul 1999 00:00
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True, but how do we boycott Southwestern Bell? They're even worse now than
they were 30 years ago!
Zeljko Raznjatovic <Anonymous-Remailer@See.Comment.Header> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 02 Jul 1999 00:25:06 -0500 BabyRuth <a0031055@airmail.net>
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> >This is so-o-o-o true.  Tell the *Big Boys* they are *too big for their
> >britches*.  WE are the ones who pay for their Rich homes, fancy cars, big
> >yatchs, etc.  Now, when we stop using the *Big Boys* we can hurt them the
> >way they hurt us....in the pocket book!  Boycott AT&T. MCI and SPRINT.
> >The little guy wants our business, give them our business and watch the
> >boys reduce their rates to scramble for our business.  Of course when the
> >little guy gets too big for HIS britches, we'll have to do it all over
> >again.  But until them......BOYCOTT!!!
> >
> >BATman newsgroup wrote:
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> >> AT&T, MCI and Sprint are all doing this. Thanks to the new legislation
> >> that went into effect at the beginning of this year. After I received
> >> a bill for a no usage charge I called up MCI  and told them to shove
> >> their long distance up their ass and I got a refund for the last 2
> >> months.  There are a 1,000 companies out there looking for your
> >> business with no minimum use charges. You shouldn't have to pay.
> >>
> >> Brent
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> I just got such a notice from AT&T.
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> Any suggestions on *which* of the 1,000 companies out there I should go
> with?  I very seldom make long-distance calls from home.
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From: "ditdah" <ditdah@fastlane.net>
Subject: Re: AT&T. Major Ripoff!
Date: 1999/07/04
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