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...class. After all, a comfortable pair of smelly sweats was probably hanging on the bedpost close by and class was no further than 100 yards from our front door. but getting to 10 a.m. class from 10:05 Quad departure requires a goodly sprint...

Author: By John Rosenthal, | Title: Take This River and Keep It | 11/15/1986 | See Source »

...Only the sprint stands between the boat and thefinish line. Fifteen to 20 furious strokes. Thereis no thinking, here. Only pulling...

Author: By Richard Tibbetts, | Title: Rower | 10/18/1986 | See Source »

...business because AT&T offers better rates than MCI (ECONOMY & BUSINESS, Aug. 25). I know, because with two phones, I have one on each. If MCI and US Sprint want my long-distance dollars, they must offer price and service. So far, AT&T has the edge in both...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hooking Up | 9/15/1986 | See Source »

...also benefited from its rivals' failings. Many consumer feathers were ruffled, for example, by the revelation that US Sprint and MCI, among other retailers, have long overcharged hundreds of customers by billing them for long-distance calls that were not completed. The reason: in past years, AT&T alone has had the kind of sophisticated equipment that can set the long- distance meter running only when a successful telephone connection is made. The other companies simply began charging for an average of six seconds of service after three telephone rings, regardless of whether anyone answered. According to some experts, consumers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ratifying a Winner in the Phone Vote | 8/25/1986 | See Source »

...many cases, access fees have jumped from about 10% of long-distance retailer revenues two years ago to more than 50% today. Moreover, the sudden price hikes are coming just as the carriers must further modernize their equipment to take advantage of their improved equal-access connection. US Sprint and MCI plan to invest billions in capital improvements...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ratifying a Winner in the Phone Vote | 8/25/1986 | See Source »

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