Re: New Long Distance Rate Comparison

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From: Christopher J Burian
Date: Sat, 10 Sep 1994 09:10

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ken@kaiwan.kaiwan.com (Ken Leonard) writes:

]To say that switchless resellers are the most agressive is pure bunk. You 
]tell me what the big 3 are doing with the nearly $4 billion they spent on 
]advertising last year? You tell me that they are not trying to pull the 
]wool over our eyes by giving the glitzy TV hype and then flashing a 
]disclaimer in a little box for 1 second.

You sound more like an ad than the "public service" announcement did.

]I feel that AT&T is guilty of pure bribery by offering monetary 
]checks to people to switch back.

Call it what you want--I consider that a discount.

]I will take Trac up on the $2 offer as I want to see some figures for the 
]big guys.

Aggregate figures are meaningless.  What counts is the absolute lowest 
amount the individual might pay.  AT&T says that at my request they will
analyze my previous bills, recommend the best plan to minimize my costs,
and even retroactively switch me to the better plan, crediting my 
acccount for previous months' overpayments.  But, hey, if you can match
or beat AT&T on my bills, I'll be happy to switch.  In a couple months,
they'll send me a check to switch back, and in the mean time I won't have
lost any money.

Chris Burian
Ben Dover Communications, Ink.

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Subject: Re: New Long Distance Rate Comparison
Date: 10 Sep 1994 09:10:10 GMT
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