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From: jimmy%denwa.uucp@eecs.nwu.edu (Jim Gottlieb)
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Subject: Re: 10288 numbers revisited
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Date: 19 Jul 89 16:31:25 GMT
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In article <telecom-v09i0240m02@vector.dallas.tx.us> d.m.p.@pro-party.cts.com
writes:
>
>>So everyone be warned about the "10288". It's far from free.
>
>[Moderator's Note: Baloney, baloney, baloney! Prefixing a call with 10288
>does nothing except force the call to be routed via AT&T.

True, but if the call is an intra-LATA one, you will be charged AT&T
intra-state rates instead of your local telco's rate (which may be
free).  Many telcos block 10XXX calls to intra-LATA numbers, but
obviously this guy's doesn't.
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