[comp.dcom.telecom] One More ANI Demo Number Observation

larry@uunet.uu.net (Larry Lippman) (08/06/90)

In article <10435@accuvax.nwu.edu> TELECOM Moderator writes:

> [Moderator's Note: What's with this '555-5555' business? You are the
> second person today to mention getting this response. Is this
> perchance some default answer it gives when it can't find anything
> more accurate?  From here, 555-5555 got me 'Information, Mr. Brown.
> May I help you?'   PT]

	In my area, a call placed from the 688 exchange (a 30,000+
line CO using 5ESS) returns the correct number.  A call placed from
the adjacent 741 exchange (a 3,000 line former CDO with ten-year old
3ESS) results in the 555-5555 number, with the correct area code,
however.  Obviously, the 3ESS is not transmitting the ANI data.


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