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Re: BC Tel quadruples cost of ISDN service!

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From: Curt Sampson
Date: Sat, 14 Jun 1997 00:00
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In article <33A2B293.1BBA@popmail.mala.bc.ca>,
Malcolm Dunnett  <dunnett@popmail.mala.bc.ca> wrote:

>  I talked to BC Tel's manager of ISDN service (Ken Kobylanski) about
>this yesterday and was told that the change won't affect us as long as
>we don't originate calls. I was assured they will not be charging
>the call receipient for time used on a BRI line...

Get this in writing from him. I've not gone and read the new tariff
proposal yet, but my indications were that *both* ends would be
charged.

>  The only major drawback to the Multiple BRI approach ( other than
>the threat the costs will be changed significantly ) is that
>BC Tel won't support hunt groups on BRIs ( but I've been told they
>are working on this and hope to have it in place later this year ) 

I've heard noises that they were going to introduce another BRI
service, at somewhere around double the cost of current BRI service,
that would not have usage charges and would allow hunt groups. I've
not seen any sign of a tariff for it, though.

cjs
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From: cjs@cynic.portal.ca (Curt Sampson)
Subject: Re: BC Tel quadruples cost of ISDN service!
Date: 1997/06/14
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