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> RE:
> Bury the Bells!  They're as bad as the oil companies when it comes to
> squeezing the last penny...

Keep in mind that their service and rates are totally controlled by either
the Fed or your local Sate Utility commission.  The LL phone vendors are so
tightly controlled they squeak.  It's your elected officials that control
every inch of it one way or another.  That's why we all carry a cell pone
and Bently  (Vanagon content).