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Frudunt $' SPh BY MICKEY TRIMARCHI Of the Gamecock staff Up to X per cent of USC students have had some, sort of trouble with telephone bill payment according to Jim Leland, district manager of Southern Bell in Columbia. Despite problems, the telephone company would rather - keep the student as a customer, but if bills begin to accumulite, necessary action must be taken. Tom Poage, the public relations director at Southern Bell said that cancellation of service is a last resorf.t "We make every effort to contact the student. Sometimes it's just a matter of the student Correction Last Monday's edition of The Gamecock carried an article quoting Student Sen. Jim Stuart as saying he thought the senate had done a poor job last semester. Actually, Stuart said his negative remarks were referring to last year's senate, and that he thinks the senate this year is doing "a fine job." The Gamecock regrets the error. 0.0 * t X WET R . rAN calls trace 1P1 m?e bill p not having the money at the time. We realize this and try to make some sort of agreement with the student. It is very rare that we will cut out service altogether." In the case of a user forgetting to pay his bill, Poage outlined the collection treatment procedures. "If the student receives a bill on Dec. 1, he won't get a reminder to pay-that bill until Dec. 19. Should the bill not be paid by then, another reminder is sent out five days later to both the student and our credit office. The student is given another week to py the 'bill until service is cancelled." UNIVERSITY UNION DRY LAh INSTRUCTOR: 6:30. PM 8:30 Dance Studio, Skiing skills will be tau I Equipment requirements, I movement on skiis, and i I covered. Everything you hit the slopes. Ski trips i L aned. NDISE. FROM OUR REG BUTTON FRONT -F AM OU S M AX BLUE DENIM BEL L BOTT16f S'AlLOR JEANS, J EANS, .(-ftck eted 5:13100 Y Glue-, to 5 10 00 CAS 49 2** 0 I O S WEggR NDWR C BRIT HESBRE roblems j In the course of a month, Poage estimates about only 10 Student Telephone Account Numbers (STAN) have to be cancelled. "It is very expensive for us to cancel a student's STAN number," Poage said. "It involves a lot of paperwork and a lot of time." Poage said he is not surprised by the use of false STAN num bers. "I have no idea how many students use fake STAN numbers but I imagine there are some who do." When a student finds a call that he did not credit to his STAN number, it should be reported at once ~to ~ e company. FREE UNIVERSITY g ID SKIING Patrick Treadway PM Wed. P.E. Center ght to the beginner. body placement and okiing locations will be i should know before you I )y the class have been I ULAR STOCK) E CORDUROY, B.R.USHED DENIM V'OTHERS, ANS .99 NATIONAL ADV BRANDS T ckete d up to S14.% VE> C AT PAT lague stil "Sometimes it's a matter of the last digits of the number ab cidently reversed by the operator. Then it's just a simple case of running it through the computer for a different numerical sequence," Poage said. "When we find out that the call was made by someone making up a STAN number, we refer the case to a special group to in vestigate. 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Price in< charge of $52.57 To be eligibi charter, you must sign up and main list no later than sixty day Please send me more informai o EUROPE IN THE SP O PLUS OPTIONAL LA NA ME_______ _ ADDRESS_______ CITY Y_________ PHONE (home) RETURN TO BANKERS TRt P0 BOX 488 COLUMBIA. S. OR CONTACT STUDEN Russell House 7774 dent.. track down more expensive bills. lAtely however, the cortmpany has gotten stricter and is in vestigating even the small amounts. Chances are extremely good that we catch the culprit. Leland said, "The only time a student would be arrested would be for fradd, not for not paying his bill." He said Southern Bell's security department investigates a student in cooperation with the local police. "We have very little interest to incarcerate persons.' Me In UROPE ING ?75 5* Capital International vith 16 billion passenger ice The Charter, a 183 I. S C on Thursday. May 8 iorning of May 9 It will 1 ervice while in flight, in ils, full course dinner with to assist at Columbia. >n om our optional )wn NO LAND ) TO QUALIFY E scheduled air ire > Columbia, ice: fees or other ice of $335 is based -e of a full 183 seat a airfare cannot m of $335. which $402, in accordance :ludes a service e for the above be included in the s prior to departure. ion on RUNG ND PROGRAMS -STATE _______ ..(business). 1ST TRAVEL SERVICE C 29202 771 2290 T TRAVEL OPPICE 160 Dannn