Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!MIT-CCC.UUCP!rdsnyder From: rdsnyder@MIT-CCC.UUCP.UUCP Newsgroups: mod.telecom Subject: Re: Residential Service + BBS Contrary to Tariffs in MA Message-ID: <8612180258.AA25951@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> Date: Thu, 11-Dec-86 06:13:59 EST Article-I.D.: ucbvax.8612180258.AA25951 Posted: Thu Dec 11 06:13:59 1986 Date-Received: Thu, 18-Dec-86 05:36:57 EST Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The ARPA Internet Lines: 13 Approved: telecom@xx.lcs.mit.edu It is clear from the context of the quoted section of the tariff that one "uses" a telephone line only when making an outgoing call. Otherwise, all calls would violate the tariff, except for someone "calling home," since the callers would not be a member of the called party's household or a person renting the called party's premises. The tariffs should have certainly defined the meaning of "using" a telephone line, but I disagree with New England Tel's interpretation. I'd take up the matter with the DPU before allowing NET to charge business rates for a bbs. While I believe that the use of a BBS on a residential line agrees with the quoted portion of the tariffs, there may be other parts of the tariffs that would prohibit the use of a BBS on a residential line, particularly if the BBS operator is receiving payment for the use of the BBS.