Moderator_with_egg_on_face@telecom.digest.headquarters (11/15/88)
I was wrong in saying Chicago is the only city with two actual telephone
operating companies in the same town. I *knew* there were two companies in
the El Lay area; I did not know both physically operated within the City
of the Angels. I thought one had certain towns outside the city itself.
Thus far, six of you have written to correct me. Following this are two
letters representative of the bunch. Really, I should have known better.
Patrick Townson
Date: Sun Nov 13 18:25:07 1988
To: telecom@bu-cs.bu.edu
Subject: Re: Area 708/312/815
From: zygot!john@apple.com (John Higdon)
On Nov 11 at 3:16, Patrick Townson writes:
>
> I think Chicago is the only city in the United States to have two actual
> telephone operating companies within the city limits. While Illinois Bell has
> almost the entire city, a tiny section of the northwest side is served by
> Des Plaines based Central Telephone Company (Centel).
Pacific Bell serves most of Los Angeles, however General Telephone
covers more than just a tiny section. This is in the city proper.
--
John Higdon
john@zygot {pacbell|apple|sun!cohesive}!zygot!john