ISP Information:
This protocol is used on NetWare networks to advertise available network services. For example, a NetWare server uses SAP to let other computers know that it's offering up some shared files.
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Service Advertising Protocol - Nick Landsberg wrote innews:telecom23.33.8@telecom-digest.org: Some few weeks ago, there was a discussion in this group about DSL ... So, it seems, the providers are hoarding the DSL circuits in my CO so they can milk the businesses for $160 bucks a month before offering it to residential customers (going rate about $30 per month). High speed access through the cable company is about $50.00 per month. is the original poster.) [TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: That's a lot like the routine I got from SW Bell. But then one day by accident (I am sure it had to be by accident) a promotional mailing and a CD to the former owner of my telephone number. "Try our DSL along with a boatload of other goodies for free if you will try our service for just $29 per month. They were offering Yahoo/DSL at that low price. ... Anyway, I suggested to them "if you can afford to give DSL for $29 per month then you *should* give it for that, along with the free CDs, gift cards, free installs and other goodies. You are charging me almost twice that much, and I sent you a check for a year's service in advance." The lady said to me, "DSL is not a tariffed offering. We can do as we please with that, subject to technical limitations." I guess that's right. What the market will bear and all that rot.No, it's NOT right. I've been through the regulations. They (SBC)refused to give me the rate they were offering to other customers, andI complained to the PUC, pointing out that the regulations (in CA)require that they not discriminate in their offerings, and that theseregulations cover all telecom (including DSL), tarriffed or not.I got the new lower rate.I've even caught SBC lying to the PUC, in writing.They just don't let up; the next month they crammed my cellphone bill,about a month after that (this month) my POTS bill.For more details, see the list I run for PacBellDSL users:http://www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pacbelldslI think they've done the Cost (penalties of breaking law * likelihoodof enforcement) << Profit (made breaking the law) calculation.Morality doesn't enter into the equation.[TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: When I was a regular customer of SBC Icannot tell you how many times I would call the business office to getsome minor adjustment or another on my bill only to get the nextmonth's bill with an even higher balance due of new charges, etc. Theywould promised to give me credit for whatever, then the next monththey did in fact give the credit but come up with still newer chargesfor things I did not want. Then one month they agreed to begin billingme the 'new, lower rate' for DSL; I waited a month for a correctedbill to show up and when it did not reflect the 'new, lower rate' forDSL their answer was the original rep had 'misunderstood'. That ratewas only in effect if I allowed them to cram my cell service fromCingular Wireless on the same bill. The fact that I had and still haveCingular Wireless (easy to confirm) was not good enough. I had tohave it on the same bill (which is impossible for me.) You are quiteright, morality does not enter the picture with them. PAT]
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