DREUBEN@EAGLE.WESLEYAN.EDU (Douglas Scott Reuben) (03/24/89)
A few Telecoms back (sorry, I deleted it so I have no ref. #),
P. Townson (the moderator), mentioned that in order to get the name
of the place where an exchange is located, the AT&T operator had to
dial 815+181 (?) to get an operator who could provide the info.
Not that I'm disputing this, (as they frequently do this), yet
increasingly I find that when I ask for a "Name-Place" they don't
seem to connect me with Rate & Route anymore, rather, they type the
area code and exachange directly into their console, and in a few
seconds get a name. They don't go off-line (I can hear them typing),
and they don't talk to any Rate & Route operator.
Not all operators do this - at times, they call Rate&Route, at
other times, they seem to just type it in. Moreover,in some areas, like
Connecticut, they seem to always have to call Rate & Route, while in
other areas, like New England Tel or New York Tel territory, they seem
to be able to get the place-name directly.
Is this some new feature that operators have at their disposal, or
are they contacting a Rate & Route operator and I just don't hear it?
-Doug
dreuben%eagle.weslyn@wesleyan.bitnet
dreuben@eagle.wesleyan.edu
Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT
P.S. If +181 is the number for R&R, then what is +141? I know +121 is for
and "inward" op, but I was under the impression that 141 was R&R...
Is +141 Directory Ast? If so, what is "Universal Rate & Route", which
I was told is 800+141+1212? (I thought +181 was the number for a
Toll-Station, which is what I used to call the Bishop Toll, at
619+058+181, for ring-downs and the like...)