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THE SYNDICATE REPORT
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INFORMATION TRANSMITTAL NO. 16
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(PART 2)
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RELEASED OCTOBER 21, 1987
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FEATURING:
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EXPOSITION / AUTHOR'S NOTE (SR;35-51)
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PCS AND PHONE COMPANIES NOT IDEAL COUPLES (B.W 10\10;74)
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JAPAN IS GETTING A TRULY SMART CREDIT CARD (B.W 10\10;90)
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VISA USA TAKES TO THE AIRWAVES TO NAIL THIEVES (B.W 10\10;109)
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NJ BELL TESTS SERVICE THAT DISPLAYS INCOMING CALLS (DIG.LG 10\10;)
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WANG & ITT CONSIDERED MERGER (CIS 10\20;)
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PACTEL PROPOSES DEFINITION FOR BELL INFORMATION SERVICES (CIS 10\20;)
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TSR EDITOR GETS VISIT FROM LOCAL VMS OFFICIALS (SR 10\20;)
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SYNDICATE REPORT BRIEF NOTES (DIGEST 9\17;175)
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BY THE SENSEI
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EXPOSITION: TSR
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ONCE AGAIN, TSREPORT NOW EXCEPTS OUTSIDE SOURCES. ANYONE CAN WRITE/PROVIDE
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INFORMATION TO THE SYNDICATE REPORT. ARTICLES/INFORMATION MAY BE PROVIDED
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THROUGH TSR NEWSLINE (SEE BELOW), VIA VOICE VMS SYSTEM. ANY INFO SUCH AS
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BUSTS, PHREAKING, HACKING, DATA / TELECOMMUNICATIONS, AND NEW DEVELOPMENTS
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ON ANY THE PREVIOUS MENTIONED SPECIALITIES WILL BE: ACCEPTED, LABELED, AND
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GIVEN FULL ACTUAL CREDIT BY THE ARTICLE/INFO PROVIDER(S), OR WRITER(S). --
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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), OR WRITER(S).
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SYNDICATE VOICE MAIL SYSTEM - 415-468-2950 BOX #2005
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AUTHOR'S NOTE: TSR
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WELCOME TO PART 2 OF TSR #16. NOT MUCH MORE TO SAY, I TYPED OUT A
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SUMMARY OF THIS MONTH IN PART 1 PRETTY WELL.
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JUST A FEW THINGS ON NOTE:
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PHRACK INC. HAS A TRANSFER SYSTEM. IT'S RUNNING UNDER A UNIX V SYSTEM.
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NOW FOR YOU HACKERS THAT ARE LICKING THEIR LIPS AT UNIX V'S...THE LOGIN SHELL
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IS ALL AUTOMATIC...NO COMMANDS. THIS MAY CHANGE, BUT I DOUBT IT.
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PHRACK UNIX V TRANSFER SYSTEM: (SET UP BY THE DISK JOCKEY)
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317-962-0277 LOGIN: PHRACK
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HERE'S MY UNIX V SYSTEM INFO....ACT'S MUCH THAT SAME AS PHRACK'S BUT
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YOU HAVE TO ENTER 'MAIL' WHEN LOGGED IN.
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SYNDICATE REPORT XFER SYSTEM:
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612-829-2298 LOGIN: LARRYL -HAPPY HACKING.
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PCS AND PHONE COMPANIES NOT IDEAL COUPLES: TSR
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WHEN THE SEVEN REGIONAL BELL PHONE CO'S WERE FIRST ALLOWED TO FLEX
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THEIR MUSCLES, COMPUTER STORES LOOKED LIKE A GREAT OPORTUNITY. BUT NOT THE
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BABY BELL'S EXPERIMENTS IN COMPUTER RETAIING LOOK LIKE AN EXPENSIVE LESSON IN
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FREE ENTERPRISE. BELL ATLANTIC CORP. IS CLOSING 24 OF ITS 40 REMAINING
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COMPUSHOP INC. STORES -- ATER SHUTTERING 27 A YEAR AGO -- AND LAYING OFF 30%
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OF ITS COMPUTER SALES FORCE. NYNEX CORP., WHICH BUILT A 92-STORE CHAIN
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LARGELY BY ACQUIRING 81 FORMER INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP. OUTLETS,
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IT TELLING ANALYSISTS THAT, AFTER THREE YEARS, ITS STORES WILL FINALLY BREAK
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EVEN IN THE FOURTH QUARTER.
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:::::::::::::::::INFORMATION PROVIDED BY SUICIDAL TANDEMCIES::::::::::::::::
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JAPAN IS GETTING A TRULY SMART CREDIT CARD: TSR
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VISA INTERNATIONAL HAS PLANS TO EST 2,00 SUPERSMART CREDIT CARDS IN
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JAPAN NEXT FALL. IF ALL GOES WILL, FULL-SCALE PRODUCTION COULD BEGIN IN 1990.
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THECARDS LOOKS LIKE A CREDITCARD ONT THE FRONT. ON THE BACK, IT LOOKS
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LIKE A CALCULATOR. INSIDE, IT HAS THE SMARTS OF A PORTABLE COMPUTER,
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INCLUDING A MICROPOCESSOR AND MEMORY. WHEN A PURCHASE IS MADE, THE AMOUNT OF
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THE TRANSACTION PLUS AN IDENTIFICATION CODE MUST BE ENTERED. IF ALL IS IN
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ORDER, THE CARD AUTHORIZES THE PURCHASE AND RECORDS THE NEW BALANCE IN ITS
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MEMORY. TOSHIBA CORP., WHICH WILL MAKE THE CARDS, IS TESTING THE CARD WITH
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VISA AND NT&T, NIPPON TELEGRAPH & TELEPHONE CORP. NT&T HAS PLANS TO INSTALL
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PHONES THAT LET THE CARD WORK AS AN AUTOMATIC DIALER.
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[HAVE FUN CREDIT CARD FRAUDISTS!] -THE SENSEI / TSR
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...VISA USA TAKES TO THE AIRWAVES TO NAIL THIEVES: TSR
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IN THE US, VISA USA INC. IS EXPERIMENTING WITH ANOTHER TECHNOLOGY:
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TRANSMITTING DATA VIA FM RADIO WAVES. USING SERVICES AND EQUIPMENT SUPPLIED BY
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INDESYS INC. IN SUNNYVALE, CALIF., VISA IS TESTING A SYSTEM FOR SENDING
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RETAILERS INFORMATION ABOUT STOLEN OR INVALID CREDIT CARDS. IN SOME STORES,
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THE SYSTEM COULD PLACE THE PRINTED LISTS OF FRAUDULENT AND STOLEN CARD NUMBERS
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THAT VISA NOW ISTRIBUTES EVERY WEEK OR TWO.
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HERE'S HOW IT WORKS: VISA SENDS A NIGHTLY UPDATE TO ITS CREDIT CARD
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DATA BASE TO INDESYS HEADQUARTERS, WHICH THEN RELAYS THE DATA TO COMMMERCIAL
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RADIO STATIONS FOR BROADCASTING. EACH STORE HAS A INDESYS RADIO RECEIVER
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ATTACHED TOA PERSONNAL COMPUTER. ONCE THE DATA ARE IN THE COMPUTER, A CLERK
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CAN USE AN ELECTRONIC SCANNER TO READ A CREDIT CARD NUMBER, WHICH IS THEN
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CHECKED AGAINST THE DATA BASE.
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NJ BELL TESTS SERVICE THAT DISPLATS INCOMING CALLS: TSR
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NEWARK, N.J. - LOCAL TELEPHONE CUSTOMERS IN NEW JERSEY WILL BE ABLE
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TO SCREEN THEIR INCOMING CALLS IN A CONTROVERSIAL TEST BY NEW JERSEY
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BELL TELEPHONE CO., BEGINNING IN EARLY NOVEMBER.
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THE NEW JERSEY BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES RECENTLY GRANTED THE
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BELL OPERATING COMPANY PERSMISSION TO TEST A PACKAGE OF CALL
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MANAGEMENT SERVICES ON ABOUT 250,000 LOCAL CUSTOMERS.
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THE TEST WILL OCCUR IN SIX EXCHANGE AREAS IN ATLANTIC AND HUDSON
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COUNTIES TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE SERVICES, CALL CLASS, SHOULD BE
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OFFERED STATEWIDE. THE EXPERIMENT IS SCHEDULED TO LAST UNTIL
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SEPTEMBER 1989.
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NEW JERSEY BELL ORIGINALLY SOUGHT PERMISSION TO TEST CLASS LAST
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NOVEMBER, BUT WITHDREW THE PROPOSAL IN MARCH FOR FURTHER STUDY. THE
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TELEPHONE COMPANY HAS SAID THE DELAY HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH
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OPPOSITION TO ONE OF THE CLASS SERVICES, CALLED CALL IDENTIFICATION.
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CALL IDENTIFICATION WOULD LET USERS WITH SPECIAL DISPLAY
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ATTACHMENTS VIEW THE NUMBER OF THE PERSON PLACING THE INCOMING CALL.
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THAT WOULD ENABLE THE ANSWERING PARTY TO DECIDE WHETHER TO TAKE THE
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CALL.
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ANOTHER CLASS SERVICE, CALL TRACE, LETS CUSTOMERS HAVE THE PHONE
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COMPANY TRACE A CALL - BUT ONLY FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT PURPOSES - BY
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HANGING UP ON THE CALL AND DIALING PRESCRIBED DIGITS.
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OTHER SERVICES GROUPED UNDER CLASS INCLUDE THE ABILITY TO LET
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CUSTOMERS DIAL BACK THE LAST INCOMING CALL WHETHER OR NOT THE USER
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ANSWERED IT; RE-DIAL THE LAST OUTGOING CALL; KEY IN UP TO SIX
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'PRIORITY' NUMBERS THAT WILL GIVE A DISTINCTIVE RING ON IMPORTANT
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CALLS; BLOCK UNWANTED CALLS; AND FORWARD CALLS.
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EXCEPTING CALL IDENTIFICATION AND CALL TRACE, CLASS WILL COST
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RESIDENTIAL USERS $4 PER MONTH FOR THE FIRST SERVICE AND $1.50 PER
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MONTH FOR EACH ADDITIONAL SERVICE.
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CALL IDENTIFICATION WILL COST $6.50 PER MONTH FOR RESIDENTIAL
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CUSTOMERS AND $8.50 PER MONTH FOR BUSINESS USERS. THE DISPLAY
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ATTACHMENT, ABOUT $65, IS EXPECTED AT ELECTRONICS STORES SOMETIME
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THIS FALL.
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WANG & ITT CONSIDERED MERGER: TSR
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WANG LABORATORIES INC. AND ITT CORP. APPARENTLY HELD SECRET TALKS ABOUT A
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POSSIBLE MERGER TWO YEARS AGO WHEN ITT WAS UNDER ATTACK BY CORPORATE RAIDERS.
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NOTHING CAME OF THE TALKS, THOUGH, REPORTEDLY BECAUSE WANG WANTED TO MAINTAIN
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CONTROL OF THE COMBINED COMPANIES.
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THAT'S STORY SOURCES SAY WILL BE REPORTED IN A NEW BOOK CALLED 'TUMULTUOUS
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YEARS: A PERSONAL ACCOUNT OF THE REBUILDING OF ITT,' BY ITT CHAIRMAN RAND V.
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ARASKOG.
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TO THE BOSTON GLOBE, WANG SPOKESMAN PAUL HENNING HAS CONFIRMED THAT COMPANY
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FOUNDER AN WANG HELD THE DISCUSSIONS WITH ARASKOG IN 1985, CALLING THE TALKS
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'GENERAL IN NATURE AND CORDIAL' BUT ADDING THEY 'RESULTED IN NO SUBSTANTIVE
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AGREEMENTS.'
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THE GLOBE REPORTS THAT ARASKOG'S BOOK, TO BE PUBLISHED BY HENRY HOLT INC. OF
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NEW YORK, ALSO DISCLOSES SIMILAR TALKS WITH OTHER COMPANIES.
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PACTEL PROPOSES DEFINITION FOR BELL INFORMATION SERVICES: TSR
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PACIFIC TELESIS GROUP HAS PROPOSED A DEFINITION THAT WOULD ALLOW BELL
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REGIONAL HOLDING COMPANIES TO PROVIDE CERTAIN TYPES OF INFORMATION SERVICES
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THAT DO NOT SUBSTANTIALLY CHANGE THE CONTENT OF INFORMATION SENT AND RECEIVED
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BY OTHER PARTIES.
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THE CALIFORNIA TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY FILED THE DEFINITION CHANGE, WHICH
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WAS ORDERED BY THE COURTS ON SEPTEMBER 10, TO LIFT CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON
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INFORMATION SERVICES IMPOSED ON THE REGIONAL HOLDING COMPANIES UNDER THE
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CONSENT DECREE THAT BROKE UP AT&T IN 1984. AT THAT TIME THE COURT INDICATED
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THAT THE REGIONAL HOLDING COMPANIES MAY PROVIDE 'TRANSMISSION-TYPE' INFORMATION
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SERVICES BUT NOT 'CONTENT-RELATED' SERVICES.
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THE PACIFIC TELESIS PROPOSAL CONSIDERS THAT TRANSMISSION-TYPE INFORMATION
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SERVICES INCLUDE 'TRANSFORMING, PROCESSING, GUIDING, STORING OR RETRIEVING
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INFORMATION IN CONNECTION WITH THE TRANSMISSION OF INFORMATION, PROVIDED SUCH
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ACTIVITIES DO NOT SUBSTANTIALLY ALTER THE CONTENT OF THE INFORMATION AS SENT
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AND RECEIVED.'
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ACCORDING TO PACIFIC TELESIS, THESE SERVICES MAY ALSO PROVIDE INTRODUCTORY
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INFORMATION CONTENT SERVICES, BILLING AND COLLECTION SERVICES FOR INFORMATION
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SERVICE PROVIDERS AND PROVIDING FOR THE ELECTRONIC DELIVERY OF DIRECTORY
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SERVICES WHICH MIGHT INCLUDE A LIST OF GENERAL PRODUCT AND BUSINESS CATEGORIES,
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SERVICE OR PRODUCT PROVIDERS UNDER THESE CATEGORIES AND THEIR NAMES, TELEPHONE
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NUMBERS AND ADDRESSES. THIS DEFINITION, NOTED PACIFIC TELESIS, ALLOWS FOR
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CHANGES IN THE FORM OF TRANSMITTED MESSAGES, BUT IN KEEPING WITH THE COURT'S
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INTENT, DOESN'T ALLOW FOR SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES TO THE CONTENT OF MESSAGES.
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'BY DESIGN, THE SCOPE OF THE PROPOSED DEFINITION IS QUITE BROAD. WE FEEL IT
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MUST BE FRAMED IN THESE TERMS TO ACCOMMODATE RAPID CHANGES IN INDUSTRY
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TECHNOLOGY AND THE MARKETPLACE AND, ABOVE ALL, TO ALLOW FOR EASY AND EFFICIENT
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COMMUNICATION BETWEEN INFORMATION SERVICES PROVIDERS AND CONSUMERS,' SAID
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ARTHUR C. LATNO JR., PACIFIC TELESIS' EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT. 'OUR DEFINITION
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WOULD ALLOW THE RHCS TO OFFER CONSUMERS ACCESS TO AUDIOTEX AND VIDEOTEX
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SERVICES AND A VARIETY OF INFORMATION DATABASES.'
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THE PROPOSED CHANGES SUBMITTED TO THE COURT WILL BE CONSIDERED ALONG WITH
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OTHER COMMENTS FROM INTERESTED PARTIES. IT'S NOT KNOWN WHEN THE COURT WILL
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ISSUE A DECISION.
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TSR EDITOR GETS VISIT FROM LOCAL VMS OFFICIALS: TSR
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THAT'S RIGHT, THE TSR EDITOR IN THE TITLE DEFINATELY DOES SYMBOLIZE
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ME...THE SENSEI. IT'S NOT A VERY GLAMOROUS VISIT, BUT HERE'S THE STORY: IT
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WAS WEDNESDAY THE 14TH OF THIS MONTH IN OCTOBER. JUST AFTER SCHOOL....I LOGGED
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INTO MY LOCAL VMS BOXES (8504/8503 ETC) TO CHECK MESSAGES. AFTER LOGGING IN,
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I WAS SUPRISED TO HEAR I HAD NO NEW MESSAGES. I USUALLY AVERAGED 4 NEW
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MESSAGES DURING THE DAY. WELL, I HANG UP AND SET UP THE TERMINAL PROG TO CALL
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A FEW SYSTEMS. JUST AS I PICK UP THE PHONE, MY OLDER BROTHER YELLS TO ME THAT
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SOMEONE WAS HERE TO VISIT ME ABOUT MY COMPUTER. WELL, YOU CAN IMAGINE WHAT I
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THOUGHT. I WENT THROUGH THE ROUTINE OF HIDING A FEW DISKS AND FILES. I THEN
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WALK UPSTAIRS TO BE GREETED BY AN OFFICIAL FROM THE CONNECTION (A LOCAL VMS/
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411 PSUEDO-SERVICE.), AND AN AGENT.
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THEY WERE REALLY NICE TO ME AT FIRST. THEY CAME UP TO SHAKE MY HAND AND
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TELL ME POLITELY I WAS ON THE EDGE OF SERVING TIME FOR EDINA MINNESOTA POLICE.
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UP TO 90 DAYS, OR 700.00$ FINE COULD BE BROUGHT DOWN ON MY UNDER CRIMINAL
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CODE STATUE 609.89 OF COMPUTER THEFT. THEY SAID THEY COULD HAVE TOOKEN ALL
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THE PHONES IN THE HOUSE AND MY COMPUTER. I COULDN'T REALLY UNDERSTAND AT FIRST
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WHY THEY HAD THE RIGHT TO TAKE MY COMPUTER. BUT I THOUGHT TO MYSELF, THIS IS
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THE GOVERNMENT...THEY DO AS THEY USUALLY WISH TO AN EXTENT. BUT I ALSO
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REMEMBERED I USED THE CONNECTION VMS TO TRANSFER MY SYNDICATE REPORT AND OTHER
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FILES I MADE VIA COMPUTER. THEY HAD NO WARRANT, BUT I WANTED TO BE AS
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WELL COOPERATED AS POSSIBLE, THUS TO NOT MAKE THE SITUATION A BIG FUSS. THEY
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ASKED TO SEE THE COMPUTER SYSTEM I HAD...I SHOWED THEM GLADLY SINCE I KNEW
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THERE WAS NO PROBLEM IN THAT DIRECTION. THEY ALSO TOLD ME RIGHT OFF THE BAT
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THAT IF I WAS 18, I'D BE IN JAIL ETC. I WAS GLAD FOR THAT LAW. BUT THEY ALSO
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POINTED OUT ABOUT SOME 9 KIDS (UNDER AGED) GOT BUSTED VERY RECENTLY FOR CARDING
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A LOAD OF ITEMS AND SENDING THEM TO A HOUSE - THE JUDGE SENTENCED THEM AS
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ADULTS. THE JUDGE WENT ON BASES THAT IF THEY KIDS KNEW HOW TO DO ALL THAT,
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THEN THEY WILL BE TRIED AS ADULTS. GETTING BACK, THEY THEN SHOWED ME SYNDICATE
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REPORT #14 TO ME. (NICE PRINOUT MAY I ADD) THIS WAS THE MONTH FOR REPORT
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#15 PARTS 1 AND 2, BUT I HADN'T GOTTEN AROUND TO POSTING IT ON THE VMS LINE.
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AFTER A WHILE OF BSING ON SUCH TOPICS AS: WHY DO I HACK, WRITE TSR,
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SCAN SYSTEMS AND COMMIT OTHER RELATED DEEDS. I ONLY AGREED THAT YEAH, I
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HACKED SYSTEMS...BUT ONLY TO EXPLORE THEM AND LEARN HOW THEY WORK - NOT TO
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DESTROY. WELL, THEY THEN PROMPTED ME THAT THE SECRET SERVICE HAD SOME OF MY
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REPORTS AND THEY DIDN'T WANT TO GET INVOLVED TO MUCH.
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THAT'S THE STORY. AGAIN LIKE LAST TIME, THEY SAID THEY MAY INFORM ME IF
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ANYTHING WAS TO COME OUT OF IT. I'M NOT WORRIED FOR NOW, TILL THE 18TH BDAY
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ROLLS AROUND. ONE LAST THING, I WAS CAUGHT BY MY OWN CARELESSNESS - A FEW OF
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YOU MAY HAVE AN IDEA HOW, BUT I'M NOT GOING INTO THAT.
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BECAREFUL OUT THERE. - THE SENSEI OF THE SYNDICATE REPORT MAGAZINE.
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TSR WILL ACCEPT ADDITIONAL SPONSOR/SUPPORT SYSTEMS. IF YOU HAVE AN
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INTEREST IN THE REPORT, AND WISH TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO TSR -- LEAVE YOUR BBS
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NUMBER AND ANY OTHER INFORMATION TO TSR VMS LINES LISTED ABOVE.
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FREEWORLD // 301-668-7657 : BREWERY 314-394-8259 : LUNATIC LABS 612-645-7132
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REALM OF REALITY 612-420-6486 : OSUNY* 914-725-4060 : EXEC. INN 915-581-5145
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THIS CONCLUDES THIS TRANSMITTAL NO. 16
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(PART 2)
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BY THE SENSEI OF THE SYNDICATE REPORT
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RELEASED OCTOBER 21ST, 1987
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