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From: WANCHO@wsmr-simtel20.army.mil (Frank J. Wancho)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom
Subject: Re: AT&T Gets Green Light for Info Services!
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Date: 30 Jul 89 16:46:00 GMT
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  > I'm told there will be no special sign up required except for
  > having an AT&T Calling Card, the Pin on which will serve as your
  > login i.d.

Oh, I hope not.  Considering that many card numbers are based on your
phone number, and the only thing which attempts to protect it is your
PIN, you may very well be giving away the farm if this is true and if
login IDs are conventionally public knowledge...

--Frank