by In article Wes Leatherrock writes:
>> Am I the only person in the world who still doesn't have touch-tone,
>> because I don't want to pay the extra $0.50/month, or whatever it is?
> According to which figures you want to use, between 20 and 25
> per cent of all telephones in the United States are still rotary dial.
{Wall Street Journal} article about two months ago, NYNEX was far and
away the winner in terms of percentage of customers using rotary dial
(The story broke down the percent of rotary users by Baby Bell region).
I think the number quoted in the WSJ was more than 30% of existing
NYNEX customers using rotary, with about 10% of new subscribers
refusing to pay for touch-tone service.
Ameritech and the Illinois Commerce Commission also just announced a
deal that, among other things, would eliminate Ameritech's monthly
touch-tone surcharge for Illinois customers.
Russ Sorber
Software Contractor - Opinions are mine, Not Motorolas!
Motorola, Cellular Division Arlington Hts., IL (708) 632-4047