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From: goudreau@dg-rtp.dg.com (Bob Goudreau)
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Subject: Re: Uniform International Dialing
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Date: 14 Jun 90 15:42:58 GMT
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In article <8914@accuvax.nwu.edu>, la063249@zach.fit.edu (Bill Huttig)
writes:

|>    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]

Nothing's wrong with it; I'm well aware that it can already be used to
signal number termination.  (As the Moderator points out, this is a
general feature, not just for international calls.)  Remember though,
there's a big difference between *allowing* a certain way of doing
things, and *requiring* that way.  Until POTS (Plain Ole' Telephone
Service) has advanced to the state where pulse dialing is no longer in
use, telcos will still have to provide a way for their non-touch-tone
customers to dial.


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