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To: Merritt who wrote (34979)	11/1/1998 5:38:00 PM
From: Ilaine	Respond to of 132070

Hi Merritt, >>>>>all in competition with one another, and having over-lapping service areas. It was confusing and also deemed inefficient. In their zeal for new customers . . . companies would make come-on offers that were never fulfilled, denigrate their competition, and sometimes sabotage them<<<<< Sounds like my recent experiences with telephone companies.<G> One upon a time there was Ma Bell. Then there was Bell Atlantic. But there was competition for long distance. Now they are competing for everything, including internet. I pay Ma Bell (AT&T) for internet, calling card, and cell phone. Bell Atlantic local calls, AOL for long distance. AT&T rep came to my office last week, to solicit me to use them for intrastate long distance, and a 1(800) number. Also, I see that I could use Teligent for everything, at least at my office, using a little antenna on the roof. CobaltBlue