> For those interested in telephone scams, be aware that
>  your long distance carrier could be changed without
> your approval.  This practice, called "slamming" is
> described in the October issue of Consumer Reports.
> If you want more information, e-mail me privately, I
> don't want to take up more bandwidth on the list.
>
> Nick   [log in to unmask]
>
That "slamming" could result in a major problem.  We had been slammed (about a
year ago) and it took a couple of days to get things back normal.  For a while,
we could not make any long distance calls. The local Ball company made the long
distance company change without any followup (official authorization)!