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Re: Latest AT&T broadband pitch (scam)

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From: bearclaw
Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2003 14:51
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In article <t0k64vo84sojqof3h9hn1ovi6ac4f2d1oh@4ax.com>,
 Vernon Wormer <Dean@fabercollege.edu> wrote:

  > When I came to my senses and removed the PIC from a newly installed
  > ISDN line, Verizon (then Bell Atlantic) insisted that there was a
  > monthly charge for having no default LD carrier. That's right, son, a
  > charge every month. No amount of reasoning, cajoling, escalation,
  > begging, etc caused them to budge.
  > 
  > Has anyone experienced this?

Same thing as paying more for food that hasn't been injected with fat. 
Stupid.
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From: bearclaw@cruller.invalid
Newsgroups: misc.consumers,ba.consumers
Subject: Re: Latest AT&T broadband pitch (scam)
Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2003 06:51:28 -0800
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