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In article <3116l0$489@newswire.etdesg.trw.com>,
James Song <song@bart.uucp> wrote:
>>
>The problem is there is no competition in local phone service. You have to 
>have phone and GTE is the only one that provide that service in the area. What
>can you do? I doubt if there is another service that play the same kind of 
>game with the curstomers. Even cable company has to consider the customers'
>concerns since people don't have to have cable in their home.
>
I heard a few months ago that a proposal to allow consumers to pick their
local service provider would be out later this year. Whatever happend
to the proposal?

I don't know too much about PacBell service, but the service from GTE
is like a living hell. Not only are they more expensive, but their service
sucks - when everyone else is shifting service hours to handle people who
have to work, GTE is merrily going along on its M-F 8-5 schedule.

When PacBell offers installing a 2nd line at reduced prices, GTE will 
gladly charge $90+ for their service.

GTE must be using the surcharge to pay for all those expensive
World Class Network advertisements that I can't even get. They give
a whole new meaning to the word 'vaporware' - it will eventually be
released, but not for you. Don't even try calling them - they've dissed
me a couple of times already.

GTE has convinced a lot of people why local telephone service should 
and must be deregulated and opened to competition.

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