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Fellow home or apartment renters,

	While $1/month is not alot to each individual, when multiplied by
millions of people it becomes a substantial sum of money.  I will wager
that most renters are paying the phone company an additional $1/month
unecessarily.  Check you bill. 

	When the phone company deregualted, one of the ways they decided
to make some additional profit was by selling 'insurance' to protect the
consumer from the phone wires breaking or against a non-functioning
outlet.  If you purchase the insurance, they will fix any problems for
free.  If you don't, they will charge by the hour.  Of course they make it
seem like a good deal, especially when labor costs are high.  

	However, as a renter, you do not own the lines and hold NO
respnsibility to carry this 'insurance'.  Do you carry 'insurance' which
will pay for the repair of the electrical wiring inside the walls?  No, of
course not.  

	I called the company a few years ago and the clerk who answered the
phone INSISTED that I was responsible for the wiring in the walls, even as
a renter.  Of course, that makes no sense at all as I related in the
previous analogy.  Think for a moment how many MILLIONS of dollars are
collected each year for which NO service is ever rendered.  

	Now, I am not against landlords in this issue.  In fact one could
argue that I should ask them if they want me to carry this insuracne and
pay $1 less in rent, and in the larger scheme of things, to the individual
this is not high on the list of important matters.  I just thought I would
draw some people's attention to this and save a few people $12 a year. 

Just my 2ents worth.

MB

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