> On Thu, 12 Sep 1996, Jeff T. Carneal wrote:
>
> You're not alone. We've looked into this several times in Gainesville,
> FL...also hellsouth land...and have been told each time (even have some
> quotes with hard numbers) that bringing in what they call megalinks will
> cost us considerably more per month than copper pairs...and that it would
> be quite a bit cheaper for us to dig up the parking lot to have a few
> hundred more pairs brought in than to have multiple T1's installed.
Yep, this is the same story we hear. When we ask why, the answer is
always "Because that's how it is tarriffed." It seems that Kentucky and
North Carolina have the worst tarriffs in the US according to an ex-BS
employee we're pretty good friends with. At any rate, am I the *only*
one that thinks that "tarriff" is the Latin word for "SCAM"?!?!
Also, please, EVERYONE call your phone company today and ask them who
makes the tarriffs. The answer will probably shock you so badly your
legs will fail you....
> > for channelized T1's or PRI? Maybe we can someday make a case to BS and
> > get them to realize that they won't see any of that crap without the
> > support of ISP's in the area...
>
> I can't wait for the day other companies start selling dialtone, PRI, and
> local loop T1's in hellsouth land.
Ditto.
> Did I forget to mention...they've hosed our huntgroup again this week?
> We've had 6 lines not in the hunt for at least two nights in a row now. I
> think we will file an anti-trust complaint. This coupled with the fact
> that BS just announced they will be selling net to the masses for
> $19.95/month unlimited is just too much. How can they fairly compete with
> us when they turn off our phone lines by accident? Do I get to go to the
> CO once a month and turn off theirs?
Yeah, we had 20 lines added this week that BS left out of the hunt group
for about 3 days as well. I'm sure a problem like this is just hard as
hell to fix...might even require a whole 5 minutes of computer time.
Anyway, no less than 3 days to fix it...such is life....
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