goudreau@dg-rtp.dg.com (Bob Goudreau) (08/21/90)
In article <11032@accuvax.nwu.edu>, contact!ndallen@uunet.uu.net (Nigel Allen) writes: > For truckers, reporting an emergency on the famous > Pennsylvania Turnpike is now as easy as punching three buttons on the > cellular telephone. > [Notes from NDA: This is from a trucking magazine that isn't terribly > telecommunications-literate, and sounds like a rewritten press > release. I do not know whether the claim of being first is correct.] It is indeed incorrect. Here in the Research Triangle area of North Carolina, for instance, road signs on Interstate 40 advising motorists that the cellular number for the state Highway Patrol is "*HP" have been around for a couple of years. I believe that the same service is also available in other parts of the state. Bob Goudreau +1 919 248 6231 Data General Corporation 62 Alexander Drive goudreau@dg-rtp.dg.com Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 ...!mcnc!rti!xyzzy!goudreau USA