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Yet few people outside of state government and the phone companies knew about them.

My friend at the phone company said pretty much the same.

Your phone company probably does care quite a lot though.

Maybe one of them worked at the phone company or something.

The phone company has been in the information business for years.

"Would you call the phone company for me and tell them my service is out?"

But I didn't want to work for the phone company.

The phone company got about 40 percent of the $1 million he took in last year.

Then they'll make me go get a job with the phone company.

Finally, local phone companies are beginning to turn on each other.