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From: foxtail!kravitz@ucsd.edu (Jody Kravitz)
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Subject: How Are 800 Numbers Assigned?
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Date: 3 Jul 90 07:20:50 GMT
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I recently received a note from my mortgage company explaining that
they had changed long distance carriers. It included a new phone
number which was 800-736-xxxx.  It would appear that which carrier
"gets" which 800 calls is still done on an exchange-by-exchange basis.

It would appear that only one carrier (AT&T ?) can get 800 information
calls.  Has anyone ever been explained in the Digest how 800
information works?

Does anyone know which carrier gets 800-736-xxxx ?


Jody

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[Moderator's Note: In the Telecom Archives there is a file which
identifies each 800 prefix with the carrier using it. See the Guide to
Area Codes file. The assignment of prefixes within 900 is also
included in that file. The Telecom Archives can be reached from any
Internet location using the command 'ftp lcs.mit.edu'.   PT]