European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 6, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 20 the stars and Stripe monday february 6,1989 phone firm bans costly chatlines London a controversial Telephone chatlines which link strangers together will be suspended monday in the Public interest British telecoms announced Friday. The Telephone company did not elaborate on its reasons but the services have been criticized Asad fictive for teen agers and others. Critics of the chatlines welcomed news of the action but they expressed european weather forecast or monday Cloudy in All areas with ram and rain showers in the Benelux and Northern Germany and isolated Light Snow and isolated freezing drizzle in Southern Germany. By midday precipitation will de crease in the Benelux and Northern Germany to isolated rain showers with rain and rain showers spreading to Central and Southern Germany in the afternoon. Isolated freezing rain and freezing drizzle possible in Southeast Ern Germany. During the evening All sections will be partly Cloudy except Southeastern Germany which will become Cloudy with ram and isolated freezing drizzle. Visibility will be Lair in precipitation and Light fog. Precipitation will be Light. High temperatures will Range from 34 in the South to 46 in the North lows from 30 in the South to 42 in the North. Sunset monday 5 28 Sunrise tues Day 7 51. Outlook for tuesday partly to occasionally Cloudy with fair visibility and Light log except in South Ern Germany which will remain Cloudy and have locally poor visibility in dense morning and evening log. Highs from the mid-30s in the South to the upper 40s in the North lows from 30 in the South to 40 in the North. Temperatures recorded sunday 4am 4pm 4am 4pm Adana. F 34 57 Copenhagen p 39 4 Amsterdam c 46 46 Frankfurt c 28 36 Athens f 43 55 London p 50 54 Aviano. F 41 46 Madrid f 30 54 Berlin p 32 46 Munich f 19 45 Bremerhaven. P 41 45 pans c 32 45 Brussels c 39 46 Rome p 46 55 provided by Del 13, 2nd weather Wing. Graben Trarbach. Other worldwide temperatures. Cairo. I Dublin c Helsinki r Jerusalem f Lisbon. I High Low 63 39 Montreal c 52 39 Moscow. I 36 Oslo f 32 Toronto. I 46 Vancouver c 39 48 63 High Low 6 1 37 3646 1952 3710 32 supplied by the associated press. A Cloudy a partly Cloudy a Lair a ram worry Over those in debt to the Tele phone company noting that British telecoms said it would not waive debts of those who d dialled too often. We have taken this action in the Public interest following acute and growing Public concern Over chatlines which we feel has brought the whole service into Dis repute said a company statement. Costs for the services were 38 Pence 66 cents minute during Peak hours and 25 Pence 44 cents minute during off Peak times. Newspapers have printed stories of parents facing phone Bills of 3,000 to 6,000 pounds $5,000 to 10,000 run up by teen agers. Although British telecoms said it could not waive High Bills we will work out a Way in which an account can be paid which is Best for the family said Duncan Lewis director of products and strategy for the company. Leaders of the Independent Chat line association which represents most of the 100 companies providing the services were holding emergency talks to consider the news. British telecoms was privatized in 1984, but it remains the coun try s main Telephone company with monopoly privileges and a near monopoly on services. British telecoms said the monopolies and mergers commission had considered the Issue in a six month investigation whose outcome to be published late this month will provide the basis for informed pub Lic debate. Pending that debate and the decisions taken in the Light of it we must ask the service providers to suspend their services. If they do not do so we Are prepared to take action unilaterally said British telecoms adding the company looked Forward to the report so a Long term solution for this problem can be worked conversion rates London up Friday s rates for the . Dollar to other currencies. Figures Are expressed in dollars to the British Pound other local currencies in dollars Gold was quoted at $388.75 an ounce Silver at $5.81. Feb. 2 feb. 3british Pound 1.7505 1.7410 German Mark 1.8690 1 8810 French franc 6.3760 6 3955dutch Guilder 2.1085 2.1190 belgian franc 39.35 39.53 italian lira 1,369.50 1,372.00swiss franc 1.5877 1.5975 greek drachma 154.85 155.35turkish lira 1,884.45 1,890.60 Spanish peseta 118.40 117.10 portuguese escudo 153.30 153.80canadian Dollar 1.1885 1.1877 austrian Schilling 13.135 13.192norwegian Krone 6.7540 6.7740 danish Krone 7.2575 7.2850 these Are unofficial rates As re ported by wire service and banking sources and they Are listed to give some idea of daily currency fluctuations. 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