Telecom-Request%usc-eclc@brl-bmd.UUCP (Telecom-Request@usc-eclc) (09/25/83)
TELECOM Digest Monday, 26 Sep 1983 Volume 3 : Issue 62 Today's Topics: Archives RENs and WWV number Long distance phones services ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 23 Sep 1983 1426-PDT From: Jon Solomon <JSol@USC-ECLC> Subject: Archives I have the archives split between two machines, for disk space reasons, so if you are looking for a particular group of messages it would be helpful if you knew the dates of the messages as well. The archives are located on USC-ECLC and on SRI-CSL, note: File on SRI-CSL material distributed between <TELECOM>VOLUME-1.TXT 12 June 1981 and 31 December 1981 <TELECOM>VOLUME-2.TXT 1 January 1982 and 31 December 1982 File on USC-ECLC PS:<JSOL.TELECOM>TELECOM.RECENT 1 January 1983 to Present Please note that you do need to login to FTP files from SRI-CSL and USC-ECLC. We provide an account named ANONYMOUS, which you log into with any password (you must type a password). People who cannot obtain copies of files themselves may request copies of the file by sending mail to TELECOM-REQUEST at USC-ECLC ------------------------------ Date: 23 Sep 1983 09:03:43-EDT From: prindle at NADC Subject: RENs and WWV number I have two questions: #1) All the various FCC registered equipment has a Ringer Equivalence Number. How can one translate the 0.6A and 2.3B, etc., into something that will determine the maximum amount of equipment which may be connected to one line? What do the numbers and letters mean and what happens if the maximum is exceeded? #2) Some years ago, I read (maybe not on this list) of a number in Port Bliss, Texas (915-568-1313) which was connected to a radio reception (sometimes good, sometimes bad) of the WWV time broadcast. The number had, and still has, the unusual characteristic of not appearing on the caller's long distance phone bill (at least for calls of a minute or two). The number appears to simply be a centrex (or whatever) extension at a military base. Is this behaviour intentional or accidental, and if intentional, who picks up the bill? Frank Prindle Prindle@NADC ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 24 Sep 83 22:41:26 PDT From: edh%ucbdali@Berkeley (Edward Hunter) Subject: Long distance phones services Now, that I have moved across the country from most of the people I know it is time to become concerned about my long distance phone bills. Consequently, I would like to join one of the various long distance services. What I would like to hear from the people on the list is their feelings good or bad about any of the services. So with that let the flaming begin. Thanks in advance. -edh [I, too, would like to have a complete LIST of all long distance carriers and their charges to compare with, but please, TELECOM is *NOT* a forum for advertising. Personal opinions on quality of connection are welcome. Perhaps someone will volunteer to make such a list? --JSol] ------------------------------ End of TELECOM Digest *********************