...and the court says:

http://www.courts.wa.gov/opinions/pdf/810061.opn.pdf

It appears AT&T isn't nearly as omnipotent as Lily Tomlin's phone operator
character would have us believe....(c;

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Larry <[email protected]> amazed us all with the following in
news:[email protected]:

> http://www.courts.wa.gov/opinions/pdf/810061.opn.pdf
>
> It appears AT&T isn't nearly as omnipotent as Lily Tomlin's phone
> operator character would have us believe....(c;
>
>

It appears that you need to fast forward about 35 years if you are still
equating the Lily Tomlin character to the current business model of AT&T.

At 07 Sep 2008 15:56:23 +0000 Larry wrote:
> http://www.courts.wa.gov/opinions/pdf/810061.opn.pdf
>
> It appears AT&T isn't nearly as omnipotent as Lily Tomlin's phone
operator
> character would have us believe....(c;


I would say the government-mandated breakup of Ma Bell a quarter-century
ago had long settled that question...

Todd Allcock wrote:
> I would say the government-mandated breakup of Ma Bell a quarter-century
> ago had long settled that question...

Actually...when you considered how many modified final decisions, it
wasn't that long ago. But then, excuse my government directed sarcasm.