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Old 01-19-2007, 05:40 AM
Jer
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Default Re: Transition from alt.cellular.cingular to alt.cellular.attws

Andy S wrote:
> "SMS" <scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote in message
> news:45afa490$0$68972$742ec2ed@news.sonic.net...
>> With the decision of AT&T to eliminate the Cingular branding in favor of
>> calling its wireless service "AT&T" it's time to phase out usage of the
>> alt.cellular.cingular Usenet group in favor of the alt.cellular.attws
>> group.
>>
>> I suggest the following transition strategy:
>>
>> 1. New threads should be posted to both alt.cellular.cingular and
>> alt.cellular.attws, until June 30th 2007.
>>
>> 2. Follow-up posts to threads that are only posted on
>> alt.cellular.cingular should add alt.cellular.attws, but keep
>> alt.cellular.cingular until June 30th 2007.
>>
>> 3. Beginning July 1st 2007, new threads should be posted only to
>> alt.cellular.attws.
>>
>> 4. Beginning July 1st 2007, follow-up posts to threads that are only
>> posted on alt.cellular.cingular, should remove alt.cellular.cingular, and
>> add alt.cellular.attws.
>>
>> I think that this will work well. Look at how quickly
>> alt.cellular.t-mobile replaced alt.cellular.gsm.carriers.voicestream. The
>> latter group now has very, very, few postings.
>>

> And what about Father John's charter?
> Oh, yeah. I forget. The charter is not valid
> Besides. The charter didn't post this month.
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