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Fact Pattern 0: Streaming video
Fact Pattern 6: Customer mode
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Fact Pattern 4.1 - Single line sold to a residential customer in Dallas
Fact Pattern 4.2 - Two lines sold to a residential customer in Dallas
Fact Pattern 4.3 - Single line sold to a customer in Annapolis
Fact Pattern 4.4 - Single line sold to a lifeline recipient
Fact Pattern 4.5 - High capacity PBX trunk phones sold to a commercial customer in San Francisco
Fact Pattern 4.6 - High capacity PBX trunk phones sold to a commercial customer in NYC
Fact Pattern 4.7 - High capacity PBX trunk phones sold to a commercial customer in Austin
Fact Pattern 5.1 - Single cell phone sold to a customer with a PPU in Austin
Fact Pattern 5.2 - Four cell phones plan sold to a family with a PPU in Austin
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Fact Pattern 7.1 - Dial tone phone service sold to a customer in the UK
Fact Pattern 7.2 - Dial tone phone service sold to a customer in Delhi, India
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Fact Pattern 5.2 - Four cell phones sold to a family with a PPU in Austin
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