cmoore@brl.mil (VLD/VMB) (03/08/91)
What does the Moderator mean by "OCC play-phone"? Also, in discussion of charging after so many ringing signals, don't forget the courtesy of giving the receiving party time to answer! [Moderator's Note: I am referring to the various LD companies which have started in recent years who think after a decade more or less in business they know as much about running a phone network as AT&T does after a century of doing the same thing. Do you remember when the phone book used to always say 'allow the phone to ring twelve times -- or about one minute -- to give your party time to respond' ... how can the OCC's and the chintzy PBX's around today deal with that ? For that matter, how can they deal with someone like Larry King who invites people to call and plainly announces, "let the phone keep ringing; we'll answer when we are ready to take your call ..." Does anyone using an OCC without answer supervision *dare* to call a radio talk show like that, and 'let it ring' for ten minutes? PAT]