sewilco@datapg.MN.ORG (Scot E Wilcoxon) (01/25/89)
In article <telecom-v09i0021m03@vector.UUCP> dgc@math.ucla.edu writes: >... >2. When we had finally were able to have 976 numbers blocked, our local > telco (General Telephone) informed us, IN WRITING, that, pursuant > to Federal law, it was not blocking out-of-state, long-distance 976 > numbers. Whether some individual long-distance services do so, I >... US WEST's 976 information says "The following type of calls are denied access to Dial Data 976 Service." (then states sometimes it may not be able to deny all of them...) Inter-LATA, Intra-LATA, Calling Card, Third Number Billing, Coin & Coinless Originated, Operator Assisted, Hotel Originated, WATS, Feature Groups ABC&D, Independent Originated. So perhaps GT cannot block your attempts to call long-distance 976, but the distant CO might block the call. I guess the federal laws preserve your ability to call anyone, but who you're calling can refuse to accept your call. -- Scot E. Wilcoxon sewilco@DataPg.MN.ORG {amdahl|hpda}!bungia!datapg!sewilco Data Progress UNIX masts & rigging +1 612-825-2607 uunet!datapg!sewilco I'm just reversing entropy while waiting for the Big Crunch.