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...came at a time of increased vulnerability for , AT&T. Although Ma Bell still carries 70% of the U.S.'s long-distance traffic (down from 90% five years ago), it has been fighting a rearguard action to keep its customers from defecting to its feisty competitors, MCI and US Sprint. The glitch simultaneously deflated AT&T's multimillion-dollar "reliability" advertising campaign and handed its competitors a once-in- a-career sales pitch. "An important message to everyone whose telephone is the lifeline of their business," began a print ad rushed out by US Sprint after the breakdown. "Always have...
...operators made matters worse on Monday by refusing to give stranded customers instructions for calling via MCI or Sprint -- a standing order that was reversed 3 1/2 hours after the breakdown began, too late to do East Coast businesses any good. To help make amends, AT&T announced late last week that it had asked the Federal Communications Commission for permission to offer long-distance discounts to all callers on Valentine's Day. But the phone company's aura of infallibility will not be so easily repaired...
...Derrick Horner turned in two outstanding performances, nabbing the long jump with a 6.96-meter leap and the 55-meter sprint with a time of 6.51 seconds...
...running events, Harvard succumbed to the Huskies in only the 55-meter sprint, the 200, and the 3000. John Oakes captured the 1500, freshman Matthew Wachowicz took first place in the 55-meter hurdles, and sophomore Vineet Gupta topped the field...
Derrick Horner specializes in the 55- and 200-meter sprints and the long jump, and can also run the 400-meter dash. Last spring, Horner finished second in the 100-meter sprint at the Outdoor Championships. He also placed at last February's Heptagonal Championships...