dhk@teletech.uucp (Don H Kemp) (12/31/89)
Patrick:
Here's AT&T's press release on the Compuserve 800 Number Directory
service. I haden't bothered to send it to you before, guess I
thought no one would be interested 8-{. I _don't_ see any
reference to access except as a regular Compuserve subscriber,
though.
Don
FOR RELEASE WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1989
BASKING RIDGE, N.J. -- AT&T is making it more convenient than ever
for shoppers to do business through 800 numbers: now customers can
find suppliers or vendors faster by calling up the 800 directory on
their computers.
By agreement with CompuServe Incorporated, AT&T's directory of
800 service numbers is available now free of computer connect time
charges via CompuServe Information Service, the world's largest online
information service for personal computer users.
"Although this is not a foray into electronic publishing for
AT&T, it is a unique form of electronic directory assistance," said
Cliff Holtz, AT&T's district manager, 800 services. "Right now, it's
the first 800 yellow pages directory available through a commercial
online computer information service."
CompuServe's 550,000 subscribers will be able to instantly
retrieve the 800 directory information in their homes or offices. To
reach CompuServe, members need a personal computer, a modem,
communications software and a telephone. Members can use the service
via a local phone call in 600 cities across North America and in more
than 100 foreign countries.
"We're pleased to join with AT&T to offer our members a quick,
convenient way to find the variety of 800 service numbers available,"
said Maurice A. Cox, executive vice president of CompuServe's
Information Services Division. "The directory is comprehensive in
scope, but employs easy- to-use search methods."
The online computer directory is an electronic version of AT&T's
consumer and business 800 directories merged into one file. Users will
be able to look up 800 numbers alphabetically and by subject-matter.
In addition, the service will feature a special section with
discount offers available only to AT&T 800 service directory users.
AT&T 800 Toll-Free Directories are available for purchase in
softcover consumer and business editions at AT&T Phone Centers
nationwide. More than two million directories are distributed free
each year to businesses and households across the country.
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