>>>Interesting example Paige. I'm not sure if it's the same in the US but up here they are going to (or may already have) implement a surtax on sale of blank tapes to compensate for lost revenues.
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>>That sound like the phone companies here. They are now charging $1.06 per month for "no long distance carrier selected." Grrrr...
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>This remids me of every now and then, when I get slammed, and my phone companies sends me this form to fill out so they must get written permision.
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>Me: But I filled out that form three months ago.
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>Them: We have no record of that sir.
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>Me: But I filled it out.
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>Them: Sorry, we will send you a form to fill out.
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>Me: Ok...
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>Seems to me, that THEY should be signing a form and promising me that they won't change it without my written permission.

You are right. Part of me dislikes saying this, but I believe that we were better off before deregulation...