aelfwyne
join:2004-01-28
Beaumont, TX
 ·RoadRunner Cable
| reply to n2jtx
Re: ATT to take Bellsouth?
Do you remember what the long distance rates were before the breakup? They were an outrage - that is something that seriously changed as a result of the breakup. Plus, AT&T had no interest in improving many outlying areas, such as the one I lived in, where we still had a PARTY LINE telephone in 1984. That means we had to share our phone with 4 other households. AT&T told us that to have a private line, we'd have to pay (personally) to lay 8 miles of new line. It took Southwestern Bell (Then SBC/Now AT&T again) a short while after to provide true private service. |
