-=> Roy J. Tellason said to Everett Hertenstein
 -=> about "{at}%^{at}#$%^ VEROBOARD" on 03-19-04  04:12.....

 RJT> Exactly.  It's costing them _more_ to support pulse dialing these
 RJT> days,  particularly since things moved to electronic switching,  but
 RJT> the legislators and others who regulate those folks don't seem to be
 RJT> aware of that.  Yet?  

It's not a matter of what it costs... you can be darn sure that
the service they are offering the people with pulse dial phones
is making a profit. But if they can make more profit by having
the surcharge for tone dial, you can be sure they wouldn't want
to give it up.

The #1 business of business these days is paying dividends to
their investors.

The #2 business is paying ever bigger salaries and bonuses to
their CEOs and directors, or maybe this is really #1.

Their #3 business is milking the public for enough money to cover
#1 and #2.

Service to the customer is WAAAAY down the list.

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