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Hold the hue and cry for now! [25 September 1998]

I've been working with a contact (who has time during the day to burrow deeply and spend ages on the phone) and got this a few minutes ago:

OK .. I've talked to Jacqui Aldridge, Consumer Media Manager, and she (after taking a while to find the people concerned) says there are no such plans. Although they are going to plug a new set of TV/phone tariffs in October.

A real, live, named person quoted - whatever next?

Then my contact said:

It's not inconceivable that she's wrong and you're right. After all, she can only rely on what other people in CWC are telling her - she had to wait until they came out of meetings. We'll know in a week or two.

I never print uncorroborated information, and thought that hearing the same thing five times (from two 'moles' and three CWC Customer Services people) was quite enough.

We shall see - is that 'no such plans' or 'no such plans at present'? ;)

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Text by Alastair Scott

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