And now:Ish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Date: Sun, 21 Mar 1999 11:49:38 -0500 From: LISN <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: TELEPHONE TROUBLES AT TUSCARORA - Bell Atlantic refuses to provide repair services or new hook ups on Tuscarora Reservation Date: Sun, 21 Mar 1999 10:08:45 -0500 From: rosehill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To whom it may concern: 47% of the children who attend Tuscarora school live in households where telephones are not working due to Bell Atlantic's refusal to perform repairs on the reservation. Many elderly residents who have a medical need (and a medical prescription) for a telephone are without service. A minimum of 100 households are currently without service and this number is continually growing. Even those who have service are paying monthly wire maintenance fees for a service they will not receive should their telephones also become in need of repair. Bell Atlantic has done this without notice or explanation, continues to bill for services not rendered and terminates services to those unwilling to pay for services they are not receiving. Cliff Lee, Bell Atlantic spokesperson states (Niagara Gazette article) that technicians are refusing to go on the reservation for safety reasons......yet Bell Atlantic refuses to provide any documentation regarding any incidents where workers have been endangered. Lee also claims that Bell Atlantic "can't afford to get involved in the politics"(of the reservation) where, he claims, Tuscarora leaders only want certain residents to have telephones......... One Tuscarora resident (who is without telephone service) received the following response from Bell Atlantic after he contacted them regarding his concern that people cannot even call "911" from the reservation.......back came a letter indicating that Bell Atlantic had tried to reach him by telephone numerous times! Bell Atlantic's web site: http://www.bell-atl.com/about/vision.htm includes a "Vision Statement" that states it is their goal "to be the curtomer's first choice for cummunications and information services in every market we serve, domestic and international." Despite this statement, Bell Atlantic seems unable to provide a copy of their own code of ethics/bylaws, any explanation as to why service has been denied or a list of requirements and/or conditions needed to obtain service again for Tuscarora residents. Please respond by lending your support and by letting others know about this very serious matter. Your telephone service could be next...... Following is a list of persons/agencies/media/etc. who have been contacted regarding this issue: -Bell Atlantic (Buffalo, NY) -Patrick Lee, esq. - attorney for B.A., New York City -Governor George Pataki -Lawrence Baca - Justice Dept. -Hilary Clinton -Secretary of Public Services - Public Services Commission -Office of Secretary - Federal Communications Commission -Common Carrier Office - Federal Communications Commission -American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) - Western NY office -Dr. Judith Howard (Superintendent of Niagara-Wheatfield Schools) -Elizabeth Carr (Principal, Tuscarora School) -USA Today (letter to editor) -New York Times (letter to editor) -Local television (Channel 7, Buffalo, NY) -Local newspapers (Niagara Gazette, Lockport Journal, The Echo) =========================================================== URLS with Colombian Situation Statements and Updates at: http://www.hookele.com/hepohakualoha League of Indigenous Sovereign Nations of the Western Hemisphere E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] LISN Web Site | http://www.lisn.net To subscribe to the League Mailing List, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Tsonkwadiyonrat (We are ONE Spirit) Unenh onhwa' Awayaton http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/ &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
