From: Carmelo Ruiz <carmelo_ruiz@yahoo.com>
Monday, August 03, 1998 11:15 PM
Dear friends,
The struggle against the privatisation of the Puerto Rico Telephone Company continues. After a heroic 42-day strike, the PRTC workers are continuing their opposition by other means, including appealing to the courts and to the US federal communications commission.
I predict the protests against neoliberalism will ignite again later this month as a new school semester begins. There is plenty of discontent among public school teachers, university professors, non-teaching university employees and students.
Right now we urgently need information on Bell Atlantic. As you already know, our government announced the PRTC's sale to GTE. But now GTE itself has been bought by Bell Atlantic. Anti-privatisation activists over here are desperate for information on this company. Any info will be appreciated.
We also need information on struggles against the privatisation of telecoms in other countries. I have practically no information on the privatisation of the Brasil phone system. What happened over there?
Please tell me also what e-mail addresses and web sites I can turn to for this information.
in solidarity,
CARMELO RUIZ
fax: 1 (787) 268-6224