THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Wednesday, January 4, 1995 TAG: 9501040462
SECTION: BUSINESS PAGE: D1 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: (Staff)
LENGTH: Short : 24 lines
Bell Atlantic-Virginia, the state's largest local phone company, said it eliminated charges for Touch-Tone service, effective Monday. About 90 percent of the phone company's customers paid for the service, at a rate of 60 cents per line for residences and $1.85 per line for businesses. Bell Atlantic said that remaining customers who want Touch-Tone service need only install Touch-Tone phones or switch their dual-mode phones from pulse to Touch-Tone. No call to the service office is necessary. Also beginning Monday, Bell Atlantic expanded its low-cost universal service plan to food stamp recipients. Previously, only Medicaid recipients were eligible for the plan, which provides residential phone service for as little as $2.50 a month. The changes were mandated under a new state regulatory plan for Bell Atlantic. by CNB