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From: "Roy M. Silvernail" <cybrspc!roy@cs.umn.edu>
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Subject: 700 Blocking?
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Date: 2 Aug 90 16:22:23 GMT
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6675%mneuxg@uunet.uu.net (U.K. Tony) writes:

> NY Tel now will block at no charge:

>         550 - Group Bridging/Chat Lines
>         970 - Adult Services
>         550,700,900,and970 combination
              ^^^
The only 700 numbers I've heard of are the recordings to identify your
long-distance carrier.  What's the logic behind blocking these?  Are
there other 700 services that charge?


    Roy M. Silvernail   | #include <stdio.h>                 | Does virtual
    now available at:   | main(){                            | reality need
 cybrspc!roy@cs.umn.edu |  float x=1;                        | swap space?
(cyberspace... be here!)|  printf("Just my $%.2f.\n",x/50);} | -- me


[Moderator's Note: Yes, indeed! A couple of the OCC's use 700 in the
same way local telcos and AT&T use 900 service. There's a couple of
party-line conferences on there; AT&T has an automated conference call
system operating there (user personally can establish conference with
up to a couple-dozen [more?] people with no need for operator
intervention); one of the OCC's has some phone-sex on a 700 line.  PT]