Received: by bu-cs.BU.EDU (5.58/4.7) id AA10762; Sat, 3 Dec 88 02:13:05 EST Message-Id: <8812030713.AA10762@bu-cs.BU.EDU> Date: Sat, 3 Dec 88 01:38:07 EST From: The Moderator Reply-To: TELECOM@bu-cs.BU.EDU Subject: TELECOM Digest V8 #192 To: TELECOM@bu-cs.bu.edu TELECOM Digest Sat, 3 Dec 88 01:38:07 EST Volume 8 : Issue 192 Today's Topics: 900-NXX costs Re: Other Custom Calling Suggestions Re: Network Access Fee Up December 1 New AT&T Interstate Rates Re: Need a device to prevent outgoing toll calls Calling card silliness v.25 bis ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 2 Dec 88 00:46:36 EST From: jsol@bu-it.BU.EDU To: telecom@bu-cs.bu.edu Subject: 900-NXX costs Each 900 number can be affixed a totally (almost) random cost figure. It is considered part of the payment for using one that one can set the payment. The carrier affixes a fee for transport and delivery, (with of course a kickback to the terminating BOC), but after that, the sky's the limit. --jsol ------------------------------ To: telecom@bu-cs.bu.edu From: cs.utexas.edu!iuvax.cs.indiana.edu!bsu-cs!jdh (John Hiday) Subject: Re: Other Custom Calling Suggestions Date: 2 Dec 88 02:58:35 GMT Organization: Ball State University UCS, Muncie, IN Lines: 33 In article Miguel_Cruz@ub.cc.umich.edu writes: > > [talks of a couple of custom calling services that have been tossed > around, but thinks will be a while before we see them] We have had both Automatic Callback and Call Screening, as well as Distinctive Ringing and Repeat Dialing here in Muncie for almost two years now. Automatic Callback lets you return the last call you received (whether you answered it or not) by punching in *69. Call Screening lets you block calls from known or unknown numbers. You can either enter the numbers or use a special code to reject future calls from the number of the last call received (for harassing calls, etc). You can zap up to 10 numbers. The blocked caller gets a special little recording. This one is $3.75/mo and cannot be purchased in a "package" like most of the other services. There is no charge per number blocked. Distinctive Ringing lets you program in 10 numbers which will ring the phone differently when they call. Repeat Dialing will ring you back when a busy number becomes free (within 30 minutes of activation). The biggest problem with these (and the reason why I don't have any of them) is that they only work with (against) other local numbers. They also won't work against people calling out of PBXs (like salespests). -- UUCP : !{iuvax,pur-ee,uunet}!bsu-cs!jdh John Hiday BITNET: 00JDHIDAY@BSUVAX1.BITNET Ball State Univ Computing Services GEnie : JDHIDAY Muncie, IN 47306 ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Dec 88 10:52:35 -0500 (EST) From: Marvin Sirbu To: telecom@xx.lcs.mit.edu Subject: Re: Network Access Fee Up December 1 A small point: the increase in network access fees and corresponding decline in long distance rates is not a result of the Modification of Final Judgement. It is a tariff policy decision by the FCC. Marvin Sirbu ------------------------------ From: covert%covert.DEC@decwrl.dec.com (John R. Covert) Date: 2 Dec 88 13:10 To: telecom@bu-cs.bu.edu Subject: New AT&T Interstate Rates AT&T's new rates as of 1 December 1988. Residential Reach-out-America: Night & Weekend Plan: Makes the night period begin at 10 PM instead of 11 PM. $7.50 per month includes first hour of N/W calling. $7.20 per additional hour, billed at .12 per minute. N/W/Evening Plan: $8.50 per month includes the Night & Weekend Plan. Provides an additional 15% discount on normal rates during the 5 PM to 10 PM period. Hourly charge Boston to New York $7.62 Washington $7.95 Denver $8.62 Los Angeles $8.95 Honolulu $10.93 24-Hour Plan: $9.00 per month includes the above plans. Provides an additional 5% discount on daytime rates. Standard Rates: Mileage Initial Minute Additional Minutes Discount Periods 1-10 .21 .14 11-22 .25 .17 35% off Sun-Fri 5P-11P 23-55 .27 .19 56-124 .27 .21 50% off Every day 11P-8A 125-292 .27 .23 All day Saturday 293-430 .27 .24 Until 5P Sunday 431-1910 .30 .26 1911-3000 .32 .27 3001-4250 .39 .31 4251-5750 .41 .33 ------------------------------ From: phri!dasys1!patth@nyu.edu (Patt Haring) Date: 2 Dec 88 19:23:22 GMT To: comp-dcom-telecom@rutgers.edu Subject: Re: Need a device to prevent outgoing toll calls Organization: The Big Electric Cat - NYC's Public Access UN*X System! Lines: 18 In article nobody@vector.UUCP writes: >X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@vector.uucp >X-TELECOM-Digest: volume 8, issue 185, message 4 > >>Is there a device available which can be used to toll-restrict >>long-distance calls? I have a friend whose daughter runs up bills of >>$500 per month. >Why doesn't she just tell her daughter to stop running up the phone bill? It >sounds to me like what she needs is to give her daughter a taste of some >kind of punishment, not some gadget to prevent outgoing phone calls. 'twould be nice if you cross-posted this stuff to misc.kids. I do remember when my child first learned to dial the telephone; I'm in NYC and soon discovered she liked the area code for HAWAII * sigh * ------------------------------ To: TELECOM@bu-cs.bu.edu Subject: Calling card silliness Date: Fri, 02 Dec 88 14:54:51 PST From: kent@wsl.dec.com Three weeks ago, we moved. We moved a total of about 10 blocks; we're in the same service area (415-641, Pacific Bell), and kept the same number. Of course, I expected to be billed for the "change in service". I halfway expected to lose the pre-programmed speed dialing numbers (we did). What I didn't expect was that my calling card would stop working. Seems that any change in service causes them to cancel the current card. If you're lucky, they'll automagically order you a new one (with a different PIN) -- but usually you have to notice that your card is not working and request a new one. Of course, we found out that it wasn't working while on a trip. And there's apparently nothing that can be done in real time to re-enable the damn thing. Ten working days, indeed. Is this common to all operating companies? chris ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Dec 88 22:11:00 -0500 (EST) From: Drew Daniel Perkins To: telecom@xx.lcs.mit.edu Subject: v.25 bis I was looking at the CCITT Red Book "Recommendations of the V Series" (Volume VIII - Fascicle VIII.1) today and noticed an interesting protocol "Recommendation V.25 bis, Automatic Calling and/or Answering Equipment on the GSTN Using the 100-Series Interchange Circuits". This recommendation basically specifies an equivalent of the Hayes "AT" command set for modems. The thing I found most interesting was that it specified it for synchronous links (both bit and character oriented) in addition to async links. Does anyone know of anything that supports this protocol? Is there a good reason why it isn't common? I'm thinking that it might be very usefull for dialing sync modems, dialing ISDN Terminal Adaptors, connecting sync port selectors, etc. Please respond directly to me (ddp@andrew.cmu.edu) since I don't normally read the telecom mailing list. Thanks, Drew ------------------------------ End of TELECOM Digest *********************