malis@bbn.com (Andy Malis) (01/15/90)
In their recent phone bills, New England Telephone included
information about Information Delivery Service lines, and offering
free blocking (once you get blocking, you are charged for future
changes). I just signed up for their comprehensive blocking; it
blocks:
1-900-XXX-XXXX (general long-distance information programs)
976-XXXX (general local information programs)
940-XXXX (adult local information program)
550-XXXX (group talk lines)
I have a five-year-old at home that's as gullible for TV ads as any
other kid his age. When, for example, he wanted to call Santa on one
of those 900 numbers advertised during December, we told him our phone
didn't work for that phone number. Now, I'll be telling him the
truth!
By the way, 940 calls are automatically blocked unless you send a
written request to have it enabled.
Andy Malis <malis@bbn.com> UUCP: {harvard,rutgers,uunet}!bbn!malis