velu@umcp-cs.UUCP (10/27/83)
The US Naval Observatory has established a 900 number which can handle
8000 (??) lines into the master clock at one time. The number is
900-410-TIME
Remember - .50c charge for the call...
They claim that they have between 6 and 8000 calls per day into the
clock,
and that now they will be able to handle even more...
Does the owner of a 900 number make any money off of the .50c?
Does the owner subsidize the number?
- Velu
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The US Naval Observatory has established a 900 number which can handle
8000 (??) lines into the master clock at one time. The number is
900-410-TIME
Remember - .50c charge for the call...
They claim that they have between 6 and 8000 calls per day into the
clock,
and that now they will be able to handle even more...
Does the owner of a 900 number make any money off of the .50c?
Does the owner subsidize the number?
- Velu
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Velu Sinha
UUCP: {seismo,allegra,brl-bmd}!umcp-cs!velu
CSNet: velu@umcp-cs ARPA: velu.umcp-cs@UDel-Relayptw@vaxine.UUCP (P. T. Withington) (10/28/83)
I vaguely remember a news article on a "porno-phone" that said the 900 number paid for itself at 10,000 calls per month and any calls above that were worth something like .25 - 2 cents to the supplier. So you can see, you have to have a pretty popular service to make any money off a 900 number. I tried to find out if TPC had ever supported a modem-based 900 number (e.g., dumping the A.P. wire or some such) and never got a response. 't` --Tucker (ptw@vaxine.UUCP) ~