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From: Terry Lambert <terry@cs.weber.edu>
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Subject: Re: X on dial-in
Date: 15 Feb 1995 03:51:05 GMT
Organization: Utah Valley State College, Orem, Utah
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Message-ID: <3hrtn9$bf7@park.uvsc.edu>
References: <3h973l$o79@park.uvsc.edu> <3hcbuh$mm5@homesick.cs.unlv.edu> <3ho94k$p9@park.uvsc.edu> <3hp61c$9j9@homesick.cs.unlv.edu>
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ftlofaro@unlv.edu (Frank Lofaro) wrote:
] In article <3ho94k$p9@park.uvsc.edu> Terry Lambert <terry@cs.weber.edu> writes:
] >However, they can just say "it will be uneconomical for us to
] >provide any service at all" or "it is not economical to provide
] >more than basic service in this area because it would not be cost
] >effective for us to upgrade our switch to the DMS-100 because we
] >would not make our money back in X many years.
]
] And the public utility commission will ORDER them to provided the service
] and at reasonable rates.
]
] It will be far more economical to provide it than paying escalating
] huge fines for non-compliance. And they will still be forced to provide
] the service, these agencies will get court orders.
You can't honestly believe it is possible to order a company to
operate at a loss.
You can't honestly believe that a company ordered to operate at
a loss would not declare bankruptcy.
Terry Lambert
terry@cs.weber.edu
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Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present
or previous employers.