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To: saukriver who wrote (42901)	5/23/2001 1:06:18 PM
From: Mike Buckley	Respond to of 54805

saukriver, My beef is the way the brokerage companies and banks lobbied hard ... This legislation should have been an "opt in." Your beef is with the legislators who let those companies influence them. --Mike Buckley

To: saukriver who wrote (42901)	5/26/2001 3:03:55 AM
From: BDR	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 54805

OT: Privacy Opt out option for online personal data collection: networkadvertising.org Complain to Andersen for failure to comply with online principles here: andersencompliance.com

To: saukriver who wrote (42901)	6/16/2001 6:09:58 PM
From: Dinesh	Respond to of 54805

OT: hi saukriver: how to 1-900. This is what I have got so far. - there is a set up fee ranging generally from $500-$1000. one can set it up directly with a carrier or go through an intermediary. The interemediary usually slaps on more fees in return for looser restrictions. Every carrier has it's own regulations/guidelines on the kind of businesses/services they will allow. For this purpose (no porn etc.) it may be easier to deal with AT&T/MCI/... directly. - you pay for o transport. there is the usual 1st minute charge of $0.25 range and subsequent minute charges. Like long distance rates (daytime, business rates :) o billing support. some intermediaries charge as much as $0.15/min billing. This is on top of carrier charges. o bill discounting. This is over and above any billing support. In 10% - 15% range. I couldn't tell the base for this -- was it over the raw 900 rate or the net rate. AT&T service fee was 11%. - FCC regulations require one to buy the caller grace time to understand the 900 nature of the call and hangup. The carrier charges you for this time. Ditto for the billing agent. The minimum time to be provided is 18 seconds for most calls but if the call costs < $2 total, an every 3 second special tone is sufficient. I hope this helps. I am still probing the legitimacy of this strategy; as I find more info I'll share here. see: att.com "Don't get mad, get even. Give your bank your 1-900 number!" ::-D