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Thu Nov 25 00:39:45 UTC 1999

Unnamed Administration sources reported that Barry Shein said:

> So today the BA person on the ticket tries to reassure me by saying
> how THEY TOLD HIM TO JUST TELL US IT'S OUR EQUIPMENT AND CLOSE THIS
> TICKET!

BS got caught doing this in Florida. There, the PSC gets a tally of
how many tickets are open >24H, and BS must pay a refund to the sub.

Turns out BS had a widespread unwritten policy of ticket-kicking
at 23H 59M....went on for years...

When I last heard (YEARS ago), the State AG was talking RICO the
dollars were so large...

In General: You can do your part. WRITE A REPORT LETTER to
your PSC.  KEEP WRITING. Sure, depending on the state, it may
be the PSC is a business unit of the RBOC, & nothing happens;
but the letters are still public records. Someday maybe a new
politician needs an issue; or someone sues, or....

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