jah@margo.ots.utexas.edu (Jeff Hayward) (09/07/90)
From the September 6, 1990 {Austin American-Statesman}:
PUBLIC NOTICE
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company has filed an application with the
Texas Public Utility Commission to introduce new optional services -
Call Control Options.
Call Control Options include six new services - Call Blocker, Call
Cue, Call Return, Priority Call, Call Trace and Selective Call
Forwarding. The Features will be available to single-line residence
and business customers.
CALL BLOCKER - enables the customer to block incoming calls from a
maximum of three specified telephone numbers and/or to block the last
incoming call.
CALL CUE - enables the customer to automatically redial the last
outgoing telephone number dialed. If the recalled number is busy,
equipment will monitor the line for a maximum of 30 minutes and will
let the customer know when the call can go through.
CALL RETURN - enables the customer to automatically redial the
telephone number of the most recent incoming call. If the number is
busy, Call Return will continue to dial the number for up to 30
minutes, or until it completes the call.
PRIORITY CALL - provides the customer with a distinctive alerting
signal, ring, or Call Waiting Tone (if the customer has subscribed to
Call Waiting), when the customer is called from a maximum of three
preselected telephone numbers.*
CALL TRACE - enables the customer to initiate a trace of the last
incoming call received. The number, date and time will be recorded by
Southwestern Bell Telephone so that the call's origin can be
identified.
SELECTIVE CALL FORWARDING - enables the customer to forward incoming
calls from specified telephone numbers (maximum of three) to another
telephone number.
Proposed Rates (monthly)
Residence Business
individual packaged individual packaged
Call Blocker $3.00 $3.00 $3.00 $2.00
Call Return 3.00 3.00 4.00 3.50
Priority Call 2.50 1.00 3.00 2.00
Call Cue 2.00 2.00 4.00 3.50
Selective Call
Forwarding 2.00 1.00 2.65 1.00
Call Trace** 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Installation charges for residence customers will be $2.70 per
feature, with a maximum installation charge of $5.40 per request per
line. Installation charges for business customers will be $5.40 per
feature, with a maximum installation charge of $10.75 per request per
line.
The proposed effective date for Call Control Options is October 7,
1990. These services, however, will not be available to all customers
in all areas. Customers should contact the Business Office for more
information on the availability of these services in their area.
Call Control Options are projected to generate first-year annual
revenues of $1,900,000.
Persons who wish to comment on this application should notify the
commission by September 27, 1990. Requests for further information
should be mailed to the Public Utility Commission of Texas, 7800 Shoal
Creek Boulevard, Suite 400N, Austin, Texas 78757, or you may call the
Public Utility Commission Public Information Office at (512) 458-0256
or (512) 458-0221 teletypewriter for the deaf.
* Some telephone equipment may not be compatible with the Priority
Call Service.
** In addition to the $1.00 monthly rate, Call Trace will cost $8.00
per use.
Jeff Hayward jeff@nic.the.net
The University of Texas System +1 512 471 2444
Office of Telecommunication Servicespeter@ficc.ferranti.com (Peter da Silva) (09/08/90)
In article <11793@accuvax.nwu.edu> Jeff Hayward <jah@margo.ots. utexas.edu> writes: > Call Control Options include six new services - Call Blocker, Call > Cue, Call Return, Priority Call, Call Trace and Selective Call > Forwarding. Wimps. They're happy to run roughshod over BBS hobbyists, but they don't have the guts to get an actual *useful* service through. Peter da Silva. +1 713 274 5180. peter@ferranti.com