dbb@aicchi.chi.aic.com (Ben Burch) (11/02/90)
Well, having been reminded by our Moderator's recent postings on the subject, I today called an Illinois Bell service representative to ask if CLASS services were available in my exchange. (708-888 in Elgin) She said that my exchange had automatic callback, and busy number redial installed. I asked her about the call screening service, which is what I was really interested in. She said that the service had been tried in Chicago, and that it hadn't really taken off, and that it would probably never be offered in the suburbs! If our Moderator's experience is any indication, they didn't try to sell it very hard in Chicago. Ben Burch [Moderator's Note: I think maybe she was confused. Call again and ask a different rep, or a supervisor. My review shows quite a few of the south suburbs already converted, and a few north suburbs now finished. I'm told the area will be 100% converted by next summer. PAT]