> > By websters:
> >
> > cheat: v. 1. To deceive by trickery; swindle. 2. To mislead fool.
> > 3. To elude; escape...
> >
> > This doesn't say anything about trying to minimize the cost of business
> > under ethical measures...seems to me that anyone who doesn't minimize
> > costs is a poor excuse for a business. :-P
>
> Under ethical measures? I'm not in Bell South land. I know for a FACT
Then your tarriffs are different. You should know this...
> that the tariff states you CANNOT (ie illegal) use a residential line for
> business activities where I am. So, your saying it ethical to break the
> law?
Well, for the last time (no shit), since we told BS exactly what we were
doing, and asked if it was okay, and they unequivocably said, "yes, it's
okay". Ergo, I'm assuming it was okay. What about the word "yes" haven't
you understood yet? "Y" is sometimes a vowel and sometimes a
consonant...maybe that was it.
> We charge sales tax on our service/setup, we do this because the
> Massachusetts state tax law says we have to. We were the only one doing
> it. Netcom just sent out notices to all their Massachusetts customers
> because they were caught. I can't believe a company as big as Netcom
> wouldn't read the tax laws for a state they were doing business in. You
> cannot plead ignorance on this stuff. "Gee, I didn't know I couldn't use
> a residential line, You installer said I could." The installer is not
> the PUC
Never pleaded ignorance. You say you called someone and asked about the
taxes, and when you were told, you went with what that person said.
Hrm...who's circumstance does this sound like....that is not pleading
ignorance unless there's some nuance of the english language I'm missing
in the word ignorance...
> > By the way what do you pay for business lines?
>
> Centrex lines, $18 + UCL = $22/line.
Okay, how would you act if you had to pay $55 / line, and you found out
from the phone co themselves that you could lower the cost of your lines
nearly 400%. Surely you are not so backed up by this garbage argument of
yours to not take that opportunity...
Finally, before someone else with plenty of sense suggests it, it's time
this argument went private. In fact, it was time a long time ago...
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`' Jeff Carneal / Sys Admin \ Apex Internet `'
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`' someone else who also refuses to take responsibility for them. `'
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