MYERSTON@SRI-KL.ARPA (HECTOR MYERSTON) (02/04/86)
1. Acronym-confusion is behind much of the Equal Access problems recently raised. What is ALDS? If you mean an alternate Long Distance Service then I believe that IEC (Inter Exchange Carrier or the older OCC (Other (than AT&T) Common Carrier) are more descriptive. The operator probably thought you were trying to call a carrier called ALDS. LEC for Local Exchange Carrier has replaced LOC. 2. In California (and I believe nation-wide) there is no such thing as an EA "no-pick". Per "The Judge"'s order anyone not choosing an IEC is allocated to one based on % of those choosing. They didn't say it was going to be easy (or efficient) +HECTOR+ -------
G.ROODE@SU-SCORE.ARPA (David Roode) (02/04/86)
After the message from the reader who was trying to badge the AT&T operator into telling him how to use other services, I now understand why the local phone company will convert to a system where 00 or 10288 0 is required to reach the AT&T operator, and a simple 0 reaches a new operator service provided by the local company. -------