8 — Sunday, February 28, 1993 - North Shore News

Mute witness

Dear Editor:

For the ‘‘voice of the
North Shore’* your paper can
be deplorably mute when you
choase to “‘protect.”*

Over the years I’ve had
probably 90% of my letters
to you published. So no cause
for complaint there. And the
fact also says something
about the quality of said let-

y last letter — written
about three weeks ago — has
not seen print, as I suspected
it would not, despite the fact
it was newsworthy, was 100%
factual, and contained no ex-
aggcrations.

It concerned the snow.
Lack of reroval by
businesses and homeowners
alike despite bylaw notices,
ete.

But my letter criticized our
status quo did it not? I
stressed lack of any action by
police, bylaw patrols, or any-
one possessing power to act!
There lies reason for its
non-appearance!

Just who, or what body,
are you so unwilling to upsct?
No wonder nothing ever im-
proves. And never will with
your attitude,

You sure lack credibility.
A.B. Griffin
North Vancouver

MAILBOX

BC ‘Tel proposal to
recover costs only

Dear Editor:

Mr. Kantor‘’s claim that BC
TEL is trying to “rip off" the
public through its preposal to
make the Lower Mainland one
focal calling area is completely
without foundation (letter to the
editor, Feb. 17).

A basic premise of the proposal
is that it nor add to BC Tel’s cof-
fers. What we would gain in addi-
tional loca! revenue would cover
what we lose in long distance rev-
enue and the costs of the project,
nothing more.

Cost recovery is essential so that
customers outside the Lower
Mainland would not ultimateiy
subsidize the project.

If BC TEL did not follow these
criteria — under the close scrutiny
of the CRTC — we believe the
CRTC would not seriously con-
sider the proposal.

Our reason for making the pro-
posal is simple. Customers in the
Lower Mainland have told us in
phone calls, letters, and meetings
that they want and need a tele-
phone rate structure that reflects
new demographic and economic
realities.

Although we have tried to make
the proposed rate structure as fair
as possible, it is true that not
every customer would’sce an im-

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However, everyone would
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call mere communities without
paving Icng distance charges.

BC Tel is not trying to foist this
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The majority of the customer
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