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THE SYNDICATE REPORT
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INFORMATION TRANSMITTAL NO. 14
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RELEASED AUGUST 21, 1987
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FEATURING:
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BOC RESTRICTION DECISION STILL PENDING (I.WLD 7\20)
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HUGO WORLD NEWS 1 (P80 5\20)
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VENDORS UNDERLINE COMMITMENT TO ISDN, PREDICT TARIFF BATTLES (I.WLD 7\29)
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PROPOSED FCC ACCESS FEE DRAWS MORE CRITICISM (I.WLD 8\1)
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SILENT ASSAULT (612 PHREAK) BUSTED (SA 8\12)
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BY THE SENSEI
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EXPOSITION:
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ONCE AGAIN, TSREPORT NOW EXCEPTS OUTSIDE SOURCES. ANYONE CAN WRITE/PROVIDE
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INFORMATION TO THE SYNDICATE REPORT. THE SYNDICATE REPORT IS ALSO ALTERING
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FORMAT. RATHER THAN CONCENTRATING MAINLY ON BELL ORIENTATED INFORMATION,
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THE SYNDICATE REPORT NOW HAS A MORE BROAD INTEREST. THUS, TSR NOW HANDLES
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ALL TYPES OF NEWS GATHERINGS.
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ALL ARTICLES HAVE BEEN PRESENTED BY ME UNLESS SHOWN AT THE END OF THE
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ARTICLE AS THE INFORMATION PROVIDER(S).
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AUTHOR'S NOTE:
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HELLO, WELCOME TO TSR 14. I HOPE YOU ENJOYED THE 13TH ISSUE OF THE
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REPORT. TSR #13 HAS A PART 2 TO IT, SO IF YOU HAVE NOT GOTTEN IT...LOOK
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AROUND FOR IT. IT FEATURES MY DAY WITH THE INTERSTATE COPS.
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ANYWAYS, I'VE SET UP A TSR XFER LINE. THE NUMBER IS 612-829-8509. IT'S A
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PRE-RECORDED TRANSFER OF THE SYNDICATE REPORT. TO USE IT, DIAL THE NUMBER, WAIT
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FOR THE CARRIER. THE BAUD RATE IS ONLY AT 300 BAUD, SORRY. WHEN YOU
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CONNECT, YOU SHOULD SEE THE REPORT. HAVE YOUR BUFFER ON...BECAUSE IT'S
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TRANSFERED VIA ASCII MODE. THIS IS NOT A BBS.
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SYNDICATE REPORT NEWSLINE IS AT 612-829-8503. DIAL IN AN ENJOY.
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BOC RESTRICTION DECISION STILL PENDING:
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MOST REGIONAL BOCS -- LIMITED ENTRY OF THE REGIONAL BELL OPERATING COMPANIES
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(BOCS) INTO INFORMATION SERVICES MAY BE COMING, BUT US DISTRICT JUDGE H. GREENE
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PROBABLY WON'T DECIDE UNTIL AFTER LABOR DAY.
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IN EARLY JULY, GREENE HEARD ORAL ARGUMENTS FROM ATTORNEYS FOR THE BOCS AS WELL
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AS FROM CONSUMER GROUPS, ON-LINE INDUSTRY OFFICIALS, AND THE DEPARTMENT OF
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JUSTICE (DOJ), WHICH HAS ADVOCATED FEWER RESTRICTION FRO THE BOCS IN SEVERAL
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AREAS.
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'THE BOCS WILL GET SOME RIGHTS, BUT AS FAR AS WHAT LEVEL OR WHAT ROLE THEY WILL
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PLAY, OR EVEN WHICH SERVICES THEY WILL PROVIDE, NO ONE KNOWS WHICH PEICES
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GREENE MAY PARCEL OUT,' SAID COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTANT G. ARLEN.
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GREENE IS SKEPTICAL ABOUT THE DOJ'S PROPOSALS, WHICH HINGE ON FCC MONITORING OF
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POTENTIAL ABUSES BY THE BOCS, WHICH WOULD CONTINUE TO CONTROL LOCAL PHONE
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EXCHANGES, ARLEN SAID.
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SO UNCERTAIN IS THE OUTCOME THAT ALL SIDES SEEMS TO BE POSITIONING THEMSELVES
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TO LOSE, ARLEN SAID. 'EVERYONE SEEMS TO BE LOOKING TO CONGRESS AS THE NEXT
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ARENA.' BUT CONGRESSIONAL ACTION WILL BE SLOW, HE SAID.
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SOME FOES OF BROADER BOC FREEDOM ARE BECOMING MORE CONCILIATORY, SAID
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D. SIMONS, PRESIDENT OF DIGITAL VIDEO CORP. RECENTLY, THE AMERICAN NEWSPAPER
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PUBLISHERS ASSOC. (ANPA) ADOPTED A POSITION PERMITTING BOCS TO PROVIDE A POINT
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OF ENTRY FOR INFORMATION SERVICES. BUT THE ANPA OPPOSES LETTING THE BOCS
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PROVIDE ELECTRONIC YELLOW PAGES OR DATABASELIKE SERVICES, HE SAID.
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HUGO WORLD NEWS 1:
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THIS IS FROM SOME SMALL TOWN NEWSPAPER AND I THOUGHT IT WAS INTERESTING. I'LL
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ONLY TYPE UP THE INTERESTING ARTICLES SINCE IT IS RATHER LONG.
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'HOW TO BEAT PHONE ASSAULT'
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- JUNE 25, 1987
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[THE FIRST FEW PARAGRAPHS ARE ABOUT THIS GIRL WHO WAS TERRORIZED BY SOME
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PERVERT ON THE PHONE]
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NEW TECHNOLOGY- THANKS TO IMPROVED TECHNOLOGY, PHONE CALL TRACING, KNOWN TO
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POLICE AAS PUTTING A 'TRAP' ON THE LINE [CLID?], IS NOW A FEASIBILE SOLUTION.
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FORGET ABOUT OLD MOVIES THAT DEPICT POLICE URGING THE PERSPIRING VICTIM TO
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'KEEP HIM TALKING-STAY ON THE LINE!' WHILE THE DILIGENT TELEPHONE ENGINEERS
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HURRY THROUGH RACKS OF WIRES TO PINPOINT THE ORIGIN OF THE CALL. IT'S ALL
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COMPUTERIZED NOW, AND THE TRAP IS QUICK AND DECISIVE, WITH A SUCCESS RATE, SAYS
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ABEL, 'NEAR 100 PERCENT. WITH OUR COMPUTERIZED SWITCHING CENTER [ESS IS WHAT HE
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IS TALKING ABOUT], IT'S ALMOST INSTANTANEOUS.' TO OBTAIN A TELEPHONE TRAP, A
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CUSTOMER WITH PERSISTENT HARASSING CALLS MUST NOTIFY POLICE. THE POLICE THEN
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CONTACT ILLINOIS BELL [THE NEWSPAPER IS FROM ILLINOIS] AND THE TRAP IS
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INSTALLED. A TRAP COSTS $20 FOR A WEEK, $7 EACH ADDITIONAL WEEK. IN
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LIFE-THREATENIN G SITUTATIONS, THERE IS NO CHARGE. ALTHOUGH ILLINOIS BELL
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QUICKLY LOCATES EVERY CALL MADE DURING THE TRAP, LEGALITIES OFTEN CAUSE A TIME
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LAG IN PROVIDING THE INFORMATION TO POLICE. POLICE EVENTUALLY RELEASE THE
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CALLER'S IDENTITY TO THE VICTIM AND THE CALLER IS ARRESTED. MAXIMUM PENALTY IS
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A SIX-MONTH SENTENCE AND A $500 FINE. HOWEVER, AS OF JUNE 1, THE NEW STATE
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LEGISLATION REQUIRES A POLICE SUBPOENA TO OBTAIN PHONE TRAP INFORMATION FROM
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BELL, A PROCESS LASTING AS LONG AS ONE MONTH.
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THE DADE COUNTY JAIL IN MIAMI, FLORIDA WAS SLAPPED WITH A PHONE BILL OF
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$153,000. IT SEEMS THAT THE INMATES WERE BLUE BOXING, USING AT&T CALLING CARDS,
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BILLING TO THIRD PARTIES, CONNING OPERATORS, AND THAT SORT OF STUPH. ONE CALL
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ON THANKSGIVING WAS TO COLUMBIA AND LASTED ABOUT 3 HOURS. ANOTHER CALL TO A
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DIAL-A-PORN NUMBER LASTED FOR ABOUT 4 HOURS AND COST $220. THE POLICE ARE NOW
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INVESTIGATING AND THE COUNTY'S TAXPAYERS ARE GOING TO HAVE TO PAY THE BILL. THE
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PAYPHONES AT THE PRISON ARE SUPPOSED TO BE USED FOR LOCAL CALLS ONLY... YEAH
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RIGHT! THAT'S IT FOR NOW..
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THIS FIRST ARTICLE IS THE MOST RECENT AND I THINK IT IS VERY INTERESTING (AND
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FUNNY). IT COMES FROM THE ANN LANDERS ADVICE COLUMN (LIKE I READ IT EVERY DAY).
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'CHECK THIS: MA BELL IS A GENEROUS SOUL'
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DEAR ANN LANDERS: I THINK I CAN TOP THE PERSON WHO WROT COMPLAINING THE IDIOCY
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OF THE PHONE COMPANY. TALK ABOUT GARBAGE IN, GARBAGE OUT! WHEN AT&T SPLIT WITH
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BELL WE HAD THREE PHONES IN OUR HOUSE. THE EQUIPMENT BELONGED TO MA BELL AND
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THE SERVICE BELONGED TO AT&T. AFTER WE RETURNED ALL THE PHONE EQUIPMENT TO MA
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BELL, WE RECEIVED A BILL FOR $0.00. MY HUSBAND AND I TOOK TURNS CALLING PEOPLE
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TO GET THIS STRAIGHTENED OUT. SHORTLY AFTER THAT WE WERE INFORMED THAT OUR BILL
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FOR $0.00 WAS OVERDUE. MY HUSBAND, JUST TO BE CUTE, SENT A CHECK TO MA BELL FOR
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$0.00. A FEW WEEKS LATER, WE RECIEVED A CHECK FOR $5 AND A NOTE THANKING US. WE
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DIDN'T CASH THE CHECK THE CHECK, THINKING THIS HAD TO BE A MISTAKE. SEVERAL
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MONTHS LATER, WE RECEIVED ANOTHER COMPUTERIZED BILL FOR $0.00. WE CALLED AGAIN,
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GOT NOWHERE, SO WE SENT ANOTHER CHECK FOR $0.00. A FEW WEEKS LATER WE RECIEVED
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ANOTHER $5 REFUND WITH THE SAME THANK YOU. THIS WENT ON EVERY THREE MONTHS FOR
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TWO YEARS. NOW WE ARE DOWN TO ONCE A YEAR AND HAVE GIVEN UP TRYING TO
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STRAIGHTEN THIS OUT. WE JUST CASH THE $5 AND FORGET ABOUT IT. THEY SAY THAT
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COMPUTERS DON'T MAKE MISTAKES, BUT PEOPLE SURE $O. SOMEONE OUT THERE LIKES US
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VERY MUCH, OR THEY ARE VERY STUPID.
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-LINDA K.R. IN CALIFORNIA
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--- THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE ---
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TUESDAY, JULY SOMETHING (ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO) 'SIGN IN AND THEN SIGN ON' JAMES
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DAN SAYS HE HAS A FOOLPROOF WAY TO FOIL COMPUTER HACKERS WHO FERRET OUT SECRET
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PASSWORDS [FERRET??? ANYONE HERE FERRET?] AND SPY MECHANICALLY. PUNT THE
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PASSWORDS, DAO SAYS. [PUNT= GET RID OF]. USING SOFTWARE DEVELOPED BY DAO'S
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COMPANY, COMMUNICATIONS INTELLIGENCE CORP. (CIC) OF MENLO PARK, CALIF.,
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COMPUTER USERS MUST SIGN IN IN ORDER TO SIGN ON. CIC'S HANDWRITER PROGRAM
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ALLOWS YOU TO SIGN YOUR NAME WITH AN ELECTRONIC PEN ON A FLAT PLASTIC PLATE
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UNDERLAID WITH A GRID OF WIRES. THE COMPUTER THEN ANALYZES YOUR SIGNATURE
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AGAINST SEVERAL THAT YOU HAVE PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S NOT A
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FORGERY BEFORE GIVING YOU ACCESS TO INFORMATIONS. THE HANDWRITING ANALYSIS IS
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MORE SOPHISTICATED THAN A SIMPLE COMPARISON OF LETTERS. ACCORDING TO DAO, THE
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COMPANY TAKES INTO ACCOUNT HOW QUICKLY YOU WRITE AND HOW YOU ACCELERATE FROM
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BEGINNING TO END. IT ALSO EXAMINES THE POINTS AT WHICH YOU APPLY MOST PRESSURE
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WITH THE PEN. ALL OF THESE FACTORS ARE UNIQUE TO YOUR SIGNATURE. SIGNATURE
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ANALYSIS IS ONLY ONE PART OF THE HANDWRITER PROGRAM. OTHER FEATURES INCLUDE THE
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ABILITY TO WRITE LONGHAND MEMOS AND LETERS THAT THE COMPUTER TRANSLATES INTO
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PRINTED MATERIAL. RIGHT NOW, THE TECHNOLOGY IS AVAILIABLE ONLY FOR MAINFRAME
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AND PERSONAL COMPUTERS, DAO SAYS. BUT ONE DAY, HE PREDICTS, BUSINESSMEN WILL
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SIT ON PLANES SCRIBBLING WITH ELECTRONIC PENS ON PLASTIC PLATES ATTACHED TO
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LAPTOP COMPUTERS. 'WE'RE OPENING UP COMPUTERS TO A SEGMENT OF THE POPULATION
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THAT'S AFRAID OF TYPING,' HE EXPLAINS.
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-CHICAGO TRIBUNE.. TUESDAY.. SOMETIME ABOUT A WEEK OR SO AGO.
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:::::::::::::::::::INFORMATION PROVIDED BY HUGO WORLD NEWS::::::::::::::::::
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VENDORS UNDERLINE COMMITMENT TO ISDN, PREDICT TARIFF BATTLES:
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NAPA, CA -- SEVERAL MAJOR COMPUTER VENDORS, INCLU$ING IBM, DEC, AT&T, AND
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HAYES, STRESSED THEIR COMMITMENT TO ISDN AT A RECENT COMMUNICATIONS SEMINAR.
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'WE WILL MARKET ISDN PRODUCTS AND ISDN INTERFACES,' SAID LARK ALLEN, MANAGER OF
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TELECOMMUNICATIONS MARKET PROGS. AT IBM, SPEAKING AT DATAQUEST'S TELECOM.
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INDUSTRY CONFERENCE. 'THROUGH OUR ROLM CBX, WE WILL SUPPORT ISDN AS WELL AS
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SYNCHRONOUS AND ASYNCHRONOUS DATA COMMUNICATIONS.'
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BUT KETNOTE SPEAKER ELLEN HANCOCK, PRESIDENT OF IBM'S COMMUNICATIONS PRODUCTS
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DIVISION, SAID THAT WHIHE IBM WAS EMBRACING ISDN, THERE WAS SOME CONCERN ABOUT
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LINE COSTS.
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AN EXECUTIVE FROM HAYES MICROCOMPUTER ALSO EXPRESSED CONCERN THAT TARIFFS WILL
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BE COMPLICATED. 'IF TARIFFS FOR ISDN ARE SET INCORRECTLY, THE RAMP-UP FOR
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WIDESPREAD ACCEPTANCE OF ISDN SERVICES WILL BE LONG AND PAINFUL,' SAID GARY
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BETTY, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF HAYES MICROCOMPUTER PRODUCTS INC.
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BETTY ALSO PREDICTED THAT THERE WILL BE A TARIFF BATTLE IN EVERY STATE WITH THE
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ARRIVAL OF ISDN, CONSEQUENTLY, THE INDUSTRY MAY BE SLOW IN ADOPTING AN ISDN
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STANDARD, HE SAID.
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AT AT&T REPRESENTATIVE, HOWEVER, HINTED THAT LINE COSTS WOULD BE COMPETITIVE,
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ALTHOUGH HE WOULD NOT GIVE DETAILS. R. SNOWDEN, DIRECTOR OF AT&T'S CONCEPT
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DEVELOPMENT CENTER, SAID AT&T WOULD BE FILING TARIFFS FOR ISDN SERVICE BEFORE
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THE END OF THE YEAR.
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F.BALFOUR, DEC PRODUCT MARKETING MANAGER, SAID THAT DEC ALSO SUPPORTS ISDN, BUT
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DOES NOT YET SUPPORT IT TO THE DESKTOP.
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IN SHORT TERM, ISDN7S EFFECT MAY BE TO LENGTHEN THE LIFE OF CENTREX,
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CENTRALIZED TELEPHONE FUNCTIONS OFFERED BY BELL OP. COMPANIES, PREDICTED VIC
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KRUEGER, DATAQUEST'S VP FOR TELECOM INDUSTRY SERVICE. THIS IS BECAUSE ISDN WILL
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SEND SEVERAL FUNCTIONS WHICH ARE NOW BEING PERFORMED BY PBX SYSTEMS BACK TO THE
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MAIN PHONE COMPANY OFFICE, ACCORDING TO KRUEGER.
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:::::::::LAURIE FLYNN AND SHARON FISHER CONTRIBUTED TO THIS STORY:::::::::::
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PROPOSED FCC ACCESS FEE DRAWS MORE CRITICISM:
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WASHINGTON -- WITH THE JULY 17 OFFICIAL FCC PUBLICATION OF ITS PLAN FOR
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ENHANCED SERVICE ACCESS CHARGES, WHICH COULD ADD UP TO 5$ PER HOUR TO USER ON-
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LINE CONNECT FEES, PROVIDERS OF INFORMATION SERVICES STEPPED UP THEIR
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CRITICISM.
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AS OF LAST WEEK, THE FCC HAD RECEIVED MORE THAN 100 LETTERS, ALL OF THEM
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AGAINST THE PROPOSAL. 'OUT ULTIMATE OBJECTIVE IS TO ESTABLISH A SET OF RULES
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THAT PROVIDE FOR RECOVERY OF THE COSTS OF EXCHANGE ACCESS USED IN INTERSTATE
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SERVICE IN A FAIR, REASONABLE, AND EFFICIENT MANNER FROM ALL USERS OF ACCESS
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SERVICES,' READ PART OF THE PROPOSAL, CC DOCKET 87-215. 'TO THE EXTEMPT FROM
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ACCESS CHARGES, THE OTHER USERS OF EXCHANGE ACCESS PAY A DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE
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OF THE COSTS OF THE LOCAL EXCHANGE THAT ACCESS CHARGES ARE DISIGNED TO COVER.'
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'THERE IS NO BASIS FOR SINGLING OUT ONE CLASS OF USERS AND SUBJECTING THEM TO
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COMMON CARRIER-TYPE ACCESS CHARGES SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY ARE ENGAGED IN THE
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PROVISION OF COMPUTER SERVICES,' SAID G. T. DEBAKEY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF
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ADAPSO, THE COMPUTER SOFTWARE AND SERVICES INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION, BASED IN
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ARLIGNTON, VIRGINIA.
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DEBAKEY SAID THE NEW FEES WOULD PUT PRICES OF CONSUMER-ORIENTED INFORMATION
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SERVICES BEYOND THE REACH OF MOST USERS.
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THE FCC PROPOSAL WOULD 'CAUSE A DRASTIC CURTAILMENT IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND
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AVAILABILITY OF COMMERCIAL NETWORK-BASED INFORMATION SERVICES OF ALL KINDS,'
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SAID ANTHONY L. CRAIG, PRESIDENT OF GE INFO. SERVICES DIVISION, BASED IN
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ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND.
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*******THE DEADLINE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT IS AUGUST 24; THE DEADLINE FOR REPLIES
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TO THE COMMENTS IS SEPTEMBER 24. SEND THEM IN USERS!
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SILENT ASSAULT (612 PHREAK) BUSTED:
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MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA. TSR -- SILENT ASSAULT, A LOCAL 612 PHREAK, WAS
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APPREHENDED FOR VARIOUS ILLEGAL ITEMS @STATED LATER) ON JANUARY 2ND. HE WAS
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AWOKEN BY ONE OF HIS PARENTS APPROXIMATELY MIDNIGHT. HE ASKED WHAT WAS WRONG
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AND HE WAS TOLD THAT THE SECRET SERVICE WAS HERE TO TALK TO HIM. HE THEN WENT
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TO THEM AND THEY SHOWED SA ALL THEIR IDS. THERE WAS 3 SS MEN. THREE GUYS AND
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ONE LADY, AND THEY ASKED HIM IF HE WAS SILENT ASSAULT. SA TRIED TO ACT DUMB AND
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SAID HE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT. SA SAID NO, AND ON OF THE SS
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MEN ASKED HIM IF THIS WAS HIS VOICE. HE CONTINUED TO PLAY BACK PREVIOUS
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RECORDINGS THAT THEY HAD MONITORED ON SA'S INFO VMS LINE. ABOUT THE INFO LINE:
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SA HAD A LOCAL VMS SET UP THAT HE CARDED. HE USED IT TO REPORT ILLEGAL
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INFORMATION SUCH AS CCARDS, ACC CODES, HACKED COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND OTHER MISC.
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PWS. THEY WERE MONITORING HIS LINE PROBABLY RIGHT AWAY BECAUSE HE HAD CARDED
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THE VMS INSTEAD OF JUST HACKING THE PW. ANYWAYS, AFTER THE SS MEN PLAYED HIS
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VOICE, HE SAID HE DIDN'T THINK IT WAS HIS VOICE. THEN THEY WENT DOWN AND LOOKED
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AT SA'S SYSTEM, SINCE HE HAD TO CHOICE, HIS PARENTS ALREADY GAVE THEM
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PERMISSION. SA HAD EVERYTHING (PRINTOUTS, DISKS, ETC.) SITTING OUT DOWNSTAIRS
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SINCE HE DIDN'T KNOW THEY WERE COMING FOR A VISIT. ONE OF THE SS MEN SAID THEY
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KNEW WHAT WAS GOING ON, THEY HAD EVIDENCE AND THEY WERE GOING TO SEIZE
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EVERYTHING. THEY THEN TOLD HIM TO ADMIT HE'S SA AND IT WOULD GO EASIER ON HIM
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AND THEY'D HELP HIM. HE THEN SAID, YES I AM SILENT ASSAULT. SA COULDN'T DO
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ANYTHING ABOUT IT SINCE THEY HAD HIS VOICE ON TAPE, AND THEY HAD WAY OF
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COMPARING VOICES.
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THEY CAME BACK THE NEXT DAY, TOOK EVERYTHING HE HAD AND HAULED IT BACK TO THE
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SS DEPT. SA HAD TO GO WITH THEM AND GO THROUGH DISK BY DISK. SOME OF THE THINGS
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THE SS MEN HADN'T FOUND HE SAVED AND LOCKED UP. THE DAY BEFORE SA HAD JUST GONE
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TRASHING THE DAY BEFORE AND HAD ABOUT 200 CC CARBONS, ALTHOUGH THEY DIDN'T FIND
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THESE AND HE GOT RID OF THEM. TO CONTINUE, THE SS MEN WENT THROUGH THE
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PRINTOUTS AND HAD SEEN PREVIOUS POSTS HE HAD MADE WITH CCARDS AND LD ACC CODES
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AND OTHER ILLEGAL ITEMS. THEY COULDN'T REALLY GET SA ON ANY OF THOSE. SA HAD TO
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GO DOWN TO THE SS DEPT A COUPLE OF TIMES, AND THEY WERE HASSLING HIM AND ASKING
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HIM WHO VARIOUS PHREAKS WERE, LIKE THE DRAGON AND CERTAIN OTHER PEOPLE SA
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DIDN'T CARE TO MENTION.
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THE SS MEN HAD SA'S ACCOUNTS/PWS TO BBS'S AND LOGGED INTO VARIOUS SYSTEMS UNDER
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HIS NAME AND POSTED WARNINGS ABOUT 'THE USE OF UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS CODES IS
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ILLEGAL AND YOU COULD BE...ETC.' SA HAD TALKED WITH VARIOUS SYSTEM OPERATORS,
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SUCH AS SCAN MAN FROM P80 AND SCAN MAN SAID HE HAD GOTTEN VARIOUS THREATS. SA
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ASSUMED IT WAS THE SS MEN HE HAD RAN IN WITH. SA HADN'T GOTTEN IN CONTACT WITH
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A LOT OF PEOPLE ON THIS BECAUSE HE WAS COMMUNICATING WITH THEM THROUGH
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DIFFERENT VMS'S. AND THE 408 BOX SA HAD SET UP FOR MORE ILLEGAL INFORMATION TO
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BE PASSED, SS MEN COULDN'T GET HIM ON THAT SINCE HE HAD HACKED THAT PW OUT.
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THEY DIDN'T GET SA FOR CREDIT CARD FRAUD. AFTER THAT HAD GONE THROUGH SA'S
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VOICE TAPES THAT THE ACC CODES AND CC NUMBERS HAD BEEN POSTED, THEY WENT
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THROUGH SPRINT, VISA, MCI AND OTHER COMPANIES AND TOTAL DAMAGES LOST WAS
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BETWEEN 11,000$ AND 12,000$. SO THAT WAS ENOUGH FOR THEM TO PUT A FEDERAL
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CHARGE ON SA ON 'TRAFFICING AND UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS DEVICES'. SA WENT TO COURT
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FOR THAT, AND AUGUST 3RD HE WENT INTO COURT AGAIN AND THEY ORIGINALLY WANTED
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HIM FOR 3 YRS., BUT GOT THE SENTENCE DOWN TO 6 MONTHS BEHIND BARS AND 3 YEARS
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PROBATION. SA TAKES OFF AUGUST 24TH FOR JAIL FOR 6 MONTHS AND PROBABLY WON'T BE
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BACK UNTIL NEXT FEBRUARY SOMETIME.
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SA DID GET HIS COMPUTER SYSTEM BACK, AND IS NOW ACTIVE UNTIL HE HAS TO SERVE
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HIS 6 MONTH MAX. SENTENCE. HE DID LOST ABOUT 10 FT. ON PRINTOUTS, OVER HALF HIS
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DISKS OF HACKING PROGRAMS AND GENERAL HACK/PHREAK FILES. SA STATED TO ME IT WAS
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A CROCK OF SHIT AND ALL OF THIS WENT ON FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS.
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IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTION TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS FILE, CONTACT THE AUTHOR.
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NOW CAN BE FOUND ON THE FOLLOWING SYSTEMS: BREWERY SYSTEMS 314-394-8259, OSUNY
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BBS 914-725-4060, PGROUNDS CF 612-645-7132
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THIS CONCLUDES THIS TRANSMITTAL NO. 14 PROVIDED BY:
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THE SENSEI OF THE SYNDICATE REPORT
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