Telecom-Request%usc-eclc@brl-bmd.UUCP (Telecom-Request@usc-eclc) (11/23/83)
TELECOM Digest Wednesday, 23 Nov 1983 Volume 3 : Issue 105
Today's Topics:
New York Split
MCI Mail & Dow Jones
"? Failure characteristics of leased telephone lines"
Access charges
'Access' charges
another area 900 tel. no.
Random queries
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Date: 21 Nov 1983 0009-EST
From: John R. Covert <RSX-DEV at DEC-MARLBORO>
Subject: New York Split
It is a myth that the NY area code split needs to be on geographical
boundaries or that it need have anything to do with rates.
A numbering plan, in the types of machines within the local calling
area of NYC, is purely software.
I think it is totally reasonable to put certain classes of telephone
numbers into the new area code. All mobile service, pagers, govern-
ment offices, and other clearly definable items makes more sense than
to use geographic boundaries the people calling from a distance are
not aware of.
Eight digit numbering is clearly less desirable, since it more
drastically changes the human interface to the telephone system.
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Date: Mon, 21 Nov 83 08:08:36 pst
From: jmrubin%ucbcoral.CC@Berkeley (Joel Rubin)
Subject: MCI Mail & Dow Jones
When I tried to give the "dowjones" command 2 weeks ago, it
said "this command not implemented yet". Has this changed since then?
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Date: Mon 21 Nov 83 01:26:53-EST
From: Ralph W. Hyre Jr. <RALPHW@MIT-XX.ARPA>
Subject: "? Failure characteristics of leased telephone lines"
A friend of mine is interested in obtaining information on problems
associated with telephone lines in general. He's trying to do
reliable data communication at 4800 BAUD with a leased line. Any
information would be appreciated.
Thank you,
- Ralph Hyre
(RALPHW@MIT-XX.ARPA)
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Date: Mon, 21 Nov 83 11:59 EST
From: Marshall.WBST@PARC-MAXC.ARPA
Subject: Access charges
I am against any access charge or any other charges designed to spread
costs. I feel thast the phone company (and other companies) should
charge exactly enough to recover costs (plus a profit). If you feel
that this is unfair for social reasons then you should set up a
program like welfare (or have the government set up the program) to
make adjustment payments. Then you will know exactly what your largess
costs and the free enterprise system will minimize costs rather than
search for loopholes in the regulations.
--Sidney Marshall
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Date: 21 Nov 1983 2259-PST
Subject: 'Access' charges
From: Ian H. Merritt <SWG.MERRITT@USC-ISIB>
The problem with the so-called access charge (sometimes even called
a 'Long-distance Access charge', probably the reason for the popular
misunderstanding) is that there really is no good reason for
segregating that charge from the basic monthly service charge. This
segregation has had the primary effect of confusing many people, and
perhaps multiplying the controversy. There should be NO 'Access
charge' at all. If the companies need to recover some costs, this
should be included in their basic rate increase applications.
<>IHM<> [Amen --JSol]
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Date: Tue, 22 Nov 83 14:01:02 EST
From: cmoore@brl-vld
Subject: another area 900 tel. no.
Last night, I heard of a certain cheese recall in which the following
toll-free number was provided for info: 900-200-4500
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Date: 22 Nov 83 15:06:01 EST
From: Hobbit <AWalker@RUTGERS.ARPA>
Subject: Random queries
A couple of questions that have been brewing for a while...
800 routing: It's apparent that something keeps a local table of all
valid 800 *numbers*. You can dial 800-some_valid_number and change
*one* digit, and get a local recording. Is this indeed the case?
Does anyone know just how such a table is stored, and even better how
they update it when a new 800 number is defined? It also seems that
each number has routing info tacked on, since two 800 numbers with the
same ''exchange'' can go entirely different places.
Sprint cards: What is a Sprint credit card? I was under the
impression that you were given a switch access code. Is there some
way to use the credit card to place Sprint calls from [or to?] areas
that aren't served by Sprint?
_H*
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