Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!accuvax.nwu.edu!nucsrl!telecom-request From: Bill Huttig Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: Uniform International Dialing Message-ID: <8914@accuvax.nwu.edu> Date: 13 Jun 90 12:35:06 GMT Sender: news@accuvax.nwu.edu Reply-To: Bill Huttig Organization: Florida Institute of Technology, ACS, Melbourne, FL Lines: 21 Approved: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@eecs.nwu.edu X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 10, Issue 430, Message 12 of 13 In article <8890@accuvax.nwu.edu> goudreau@larrybud.rtp.dg.com (Bob Goudreau) writes: >that the NANP couldn't also use "00" (with a timeout to distinguish a >call to the long-distance operator from an international call, similar >to the current setup for "0", which can either be a call to the local >operator or a prefix to an operator-assisted long-distance call). >Of course, another alternative is to add a "+" key and tone to >everyone's phone world-wide :-). Whats wrong with using the # key... ie.. 00# or a timeout.. The # key is used this way in international calls. [Moderator's Note: Actually, many central offices can do just that right now. Here in Chicago, 00# times out fast for the long distance operator, and PIN# forces a fast time out on credit card calls to the number where the card is assigned. PT]