[comp.dcom.telecom] AT&T Announces New Technical Reference 800 Number

"Barton F. Bruce" <Barton.Bruce@camb.com> (05/24/91)

The following is part of an AT&T letter dated May 6, 1991:

AT&T's Customer Information Center (CIC) in Indianapolis, Indiana is
pleased to announce the availability of AT&T communications technical
publications through our toll-free number, 1-800-432-6600.

Formerly available through AT&T's Distribution Center in Piscataway,
New Jersey, all Information Publications, Compatibility Bulletins,
Technical References, and Technical Descriptions that are issued by
AT&T are now ready to order form CIC.

A new catalog will be published by AUGUST 1 and can be ordered through
the toll-free number as well. To reserve your copy of the upcoming
catalog, please call 1-800-432-6600 and request item number PUB10000.

We value your patronage and...

It is signed by L Woodard, Documentation Management Director, CIC. 
The letterhead's numbers may be of use to those beyond 800 access:

2855 North Franklin Road
Indianapolis, IN 46219-1385
Phone (317) 352-8500   Cornet 358-8500   Fax (317) 352-8468

sbrack@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu> (05/26/91)

Barton.Bruce@camb.com (Barton F. Bruce) writes:

> The following is part of an AT&T letter dated May 6, 1991:

> Phone (317) 352-8500   Cornet 358-8500   Fax (317) 352-8468
                         ^^^^^^

        A quick, simple question: what is Cornet?


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[Moderator's Note: Cornet is the internal phone network of AT&T. Like
many large nationwide corporations, they have their own internal network.
I wonder what they pay for it and who they get it from?  :)   PAT]
  

wts1 <wts1@cbnewsb.cb.att.com> (05/30/91)

> [Moderator's Note: Cornet is the internal phone network of AT&T. Like
> many large nationwide corporations, they have their own internal network.
> I wonder what they pay for it and who they get it from?  :)   PAT]

Cornet is being/was(?) phased out of existance.  It was old, archaic,
and cost like heck to the user.  It is/was replaced with AT&T's SDN
(Software Defined Network?), a much cheaper way too go. (Why not use
yourself what you are selling to the customer?).

I hope to God that I have not revealed any proprietary information
that AT&T uses telephones just like everyone else:-)


William T. Sykes  AT&T Federal Systems Advanced Technologies  Burlington, NC
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