At 13:17/13/Apr, mark lewis (1:3634/12) said:
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TM>> And second, how on earth would per-minute phone charges HELP
TM>> the plight of the BBS?
ml> because the per-minute charges would be levied on internet connections 
not 
ml> bbs'... the callers would "rebel" against the charges and so not 
ml> call/connect to the internet... instead they would (most likely) 
(re)start 
ml> calling the bbs systems...
The telcos are after per-minute (metered) service on _all_ calls - not just 
those to an ISP.
Rick
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