bt455s01@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu (Manwai Yip) (12/31/90)
>[Moderator's Note: I do not know of any telco specifically offering CNA to >the public except Illinois Bell. Am I mistaken on this? PAT] Yes, you are. But nobody's perfect. :) In Hawaii, GTE Hawaiian Tel offers "Telephone Cross Checking" service by dialing 976-1212. The same as CNA. Each call costs 75 cents and you get two inquiries per call, whether successful or unsuccessful. Just like directory assistance. South Central Bell provides public CNA for area code 502 (West Kentucky ). You can call directory assistance at 1-502-555-1212 and they can help you with CNA inquiries in addition to regular directory assistance inquiries. I can't remember any others, but I've called 555-1212 operators in other area codes besides 502 that could handle CNA inquiries. The person asking for a CNA list was probably referring to the infamous CNA list that has spread throughout the hacker community. It contained a list of all the internal Bell C/NA numbers, numbers not available for use by the public of course... [Moderator's Note: If someone wants to compile a complete list of these numbers available for *public use* -- no internal telco numbers please! -- we'll make an exhibit of it in the Telecom Archives. PAT]