cmoore@BRL.ARPA (Carl Moore, VLD/VMB) (05/03/88)
I was in Security Square Mall, in a western suburb of Baltimore, Maryland, yesterday. I noticed, on a row of pay phones, 2 phones with a foreign exchange (301-448, occurring in a nearby part of Baltimore city) next to about 6 or 7 phones on 301-944 Woodlawn, a "correct" prefix for that area. Why a neighboring prefix? Both have Baltimore metro local service, and the difference is only in the outer fringes (such as 301-877 in Fallston, Harford County, way to the east of Baltimore city). Also, since Baltimore is big enough to have city as opposed to suburban prefixes, 911 would have different meaning (Baltimore city is not a part of Baltimore county, which includes Woodlawn area). The only other cases I know of where a foreign exchange appears on a pay phone both involve DC metro service from airports: 301-621 Laurel (Bowie- Glenn Dale service) at BWI and 703-471 Herndon (Vienna service) at Dulles.
dmkdmk@UNCECS.EDU (David M. Kurtiak) (05/03/88)
In article <8805021714.aa21738@ADM.BRL.ARPA>, cmoore@BRL.ARPA (Carl Moore, VLD/VMB) writes: > I was in Security Square Mall, in a western suburb of Baltimore, Maryland, > yesterday. I noticed, on a row of pay phones, 2 phones with a foreign > exchange... [Rest of article deleted...] The first time I ever noticed this was at the Greensboro/High Point/ Winston-Salem airport in North Carolina. The airport is partially in the Greensboro serving area, but also borders the High Point service zone. Even though High Point is only about 10 miles away (city to city), they are *VERY* toll calls. (NC's in-state rates are outragous!). While Greensboro has Southern Bell for a local provider, High Point has North State Telephone (a mom&pop telco). I suppose you can also look at it as 'competition' then, huh? A So. Bell local call costs $.25, while N. State is $.10... What a selection nowadays - there are AT&T calling card phones, So. Bell phones, and N. State., not to mention those dreaded COCOTS all in one location, right next to each other. *sigh* "ONE Bell System - it may work again." :-) ---- David M. Kurtiak UNC - Greensboro UUCP: dmkdmk@ecsvax.UUCP {decvax,rutgers,gatech}!mcnc!ecsvax!dmkdmk Bitnet: DMKDMK@ECSVAX.BITNET (mail ONLY) Internet: dmkdmk@ecsvax.uncecs.edu