[comp.dcom.telecom] Recordings For Intra-LATA 10xxx Attempts

"Tom Ace @ PCB x2021" <tom@sje.mentor.com> (02/09/90)

Here in 408 land, if I try to specify a particular carrier for an
intra-LATA call with 10xxx, the wording of the recording I get is
curious:

    "We're sorry, it is not necessary to dial a long distance company
    access code for the number you have dialed.  Please hang up and try
    your call again."

Sorry as hell, I'm sure, especially when Pac*Bell gets more for a
70-mile intra-LATA call than AT&T charges for calling coast-to-coast.

The "it is not necessary" wording is true enough but is beside the
point that it simply is disallowed.

I'd be interested to hear about what messages are given when
intra-LATA 10xxx calls are attempted in other areas.  


Tom Ace
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