[comp.dcom.telecom] David Letterman's Use of 900 Service

jimmy@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (Jim Gottlieb) (02/01/89)

In article <telecom-v09i0025m01@vector.UUCP>, kg19+@andrew.cmu.edu (Kurt A. Geisel) writes:
> Pretty soon, they may try to get us to pay to find out how the story
> ends.

The one that makes me maddest is the way they go about using (900)
service on "Late Night With David Letterman."  They use AT&T's mass
announcement (900) service with a feature that allows a small number of
calls to be answered live.  But since everyone is calling to get on the
air, not to hear the "You didn't get through" recording, this feature
shouldn't be used.  The result is that people are charged 50 cents for
each ATTEMPT.

They should instead use a regular number or an (800) number, so that
viewers do not have to pay for busies.
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