Posted on 09/15/2002 5:38:36 PM PDT by chance33_98
S.A. Woman Charged $32 For Opinion Fax Company Profits From Controversy Posted: 11:46 a.m. CDT September 13, 2002 Updated: 12:08 p.m. CDT September 13, 2002
SAN ANTONIO -- A San Antonio woman was recently charged $32.45 for her opinion on a hot topic.
Susan Lyman-Krom (pictured, left) said she decided to respond to a poll from an unsolicited fax whether the phrase "One nation under God" should be removed from the Pledge of Allegiance.
"I felt strongly about that question," Lyman-Krom said in an interview with KSAT 12 News.
After writing down her vote, Lyman-Krom faxed her opinion to a 900 number.
According to the fax, calls cost $2.95 a minute. The average fax takes about two minutes in standard mode, the fax stated.
"We figured it would cost $6," Lyman-Krom said.
But when Lyman-Krom received her bill, she said she was shocked to see that she was charged $32.45 for an 11-minute fax by Right2Vote Limited, a Canadian company.
"I think it's a scam," Lyman-Krom added. "I think its a way to hit a nerve with the general public on a heated issue. They are turning right around and collecting all this money on a phone call."
Lyman-Krom said that AT&T told her that the 900 number she called belonged to British Fax Directory.
British Fax Directory is a subsidiary of 21st Century Fax, a London-based company that was fined $1 million by the Federal Communications Commission for junk faxes.
KSAT 12 News tried to contact Right2Vote, but there was no telephone number listed. A phone number to remove a fax machine from the company's list was constantly busy.
no, no, no.....you got the story all wrong. It was the camera that was 12-yrs old....which got broken while we were in Kentucky doing a documentary of the shower rituals of moose. It was called "I'm Series....Eat the Cheese and Develop Thunderthighs". Oh, and my sister helped.
I understand there are plenty of lawyers over at DU salivating to take this case....
So she is an unnatural blonde? :)
these were the good ol' days? yikes....you need to get out more, kiddo. LOL
I confess, I've gone back over that thread myself for a few chuckles....that was a good one. Here's hoping you had a nice Thanksgiving yourself....
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