Re: Latest AT&T broadband pitch (scam)

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From: George Grapman
Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2003 15:28

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Vernon Wormer <Dean@fabercollege.edu> wrote in message news:<t0k64vo84sojqof3h9hn1ovi6ac4f2d1oh@4ax.com>...

> 
> 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? If so, did you convince them to waive
> this charge.

  The mention of the PUC and the magic words "consumer fraud" did wonders for me.

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