Some people have successfully fought their local phone company, using the argument that amateur radio is specifically NOT a business (citing Part 97), and gotten residential or other cheaper rates than the business line rate. OTOH, some phone companies have refused to accomodate hams, stating that the tower location is obviously not a residence.
Try contacting your nearest ARRL volunteer counsel... he might try writing a carefully drafted letter on your behalf. Letters from lawyers often get better results than letters from Joe Ham... George, KA3HSW / WQGJ413 Walter H <walter.howard...@gmail.com> >To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com >Sent: Tue, May 18, 2010 12:23:12 PM >Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Verizon Tarif > > >Every place I know of, all you need is a business line. > >WalterH > >--- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, "rahwayflynn" <mafl...@...> wrote: >> >> Anyone know if Verizon has a published tarif for repeater interconnects? >> (Amateur Radio, not LMR) >> >