Re: AT&T Long Distance Boycott (was: BNR2SS, Mach, and The Lawsuit)

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From: Christopher Davis
Date: Wed, 02 Sep 1992 14:53

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Tom> == Tom Limoncelli <tal@Warren.MENTORG.COM> 

 Tom> A problem with boycotting AT&T long distance is that people will
 Tom> switch to MCI.  Doesn't anyone remember how they got their start?
 Tom> They were a pack of lawyers from DAY ONE.

There's always Sprint; heck, they've even heard of data networking
(they're selling IP service now, and they're a CIX member, not to
mention SprintNet).  Or Cable & Wireless, or Joe & Bob's Fly-By-Nite
Long Distance, or what have you.
--
Christopher Davis * ckd@eff.org * System Administrator, EFF * +1 617 864 0665
            ``Ed Gruberman, you fail to grasp Ti Kwan Leep.
            Approach me that you might see.'' -- The Master

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Subject: Re: AT&T Long Distance Boycott (was: BNR2SS, Mach, and The Lawsuit)
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