K_MULLHOLAND@unhh.unh.edu (KATH MULLHOLAND) (03/15/91)
I don't know where University of Nebraska is located, or what kind of switch their CO has, but here at UNH, admittedly in the wilds of NH, Durham's #5 crossbar does not route 950 numbers. Apparently it doesn't understand them. (The CO only went equal access a few months ago -- in a perhaps related manner, it does not do direct-dial for international calls, either.) Since we have our own PBX, we solved the problem by routing 950-numbers over various FX lines to more advanced switches. It costs us a minimal amount of money -- probably two or three cents per minute in lost revenue for a toll call that can't use the FX line while the 950 call is on, but the volume of such calls is low, and we feel it's a good service to offer. Since we have T-1, we also offer IDDD, which confuses some of the Durham residents who live on campus!. Kath Mullholand UNH, Durham NH