15 May 06 11:38, Joe Delahaye wrote to Michiel van der Vlist:


 >>  JD> Although it would be hard to find a provider who will sell you a
 >>  JD> pulse only line, they still think that tone should be an extra
 >>  JD> charge around here.
 >>
 >> How can the charge you extra if the extra is not an option?
 >>


 JD> When they first started the switch to tone, it was considered an
 JD> extra perk.  The phone company still considers it a source of income,
 JD> so they insist that you pay for the privilege, even though you cannot
 JD> dial the old rotary phones any longer.  As the land lines are
 JD> regulated by our CRTC (our version of the FCC), it would seem that
 JD> they have convinced that group of august members that is is indeed an
 JD> extra cost that must be passed on.

Doesn't Canada have a PUC?

Public Utility Comissions's usually take public complaints and actually do
something about it. Unless it's the Calfifornia PUC.


Roy
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