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From: la063249@zach.fit.edu (Bill Huttig)
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Subject: Billing of Multi-Lines
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Date: 13 Aug 90 14:42:06 GMT
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>[Moderator's Note: My two lines are both BILLED on the first line. I
>get one bill each month, with long distance charges from the second
>line appended on a separate page. When I tried the ANI number just now
>from the second line, it read me the second, or calling number. Maybe
>'billing number' is a local matter, depending on how your local telco
>chooses to handle it. Maybe in my case I have two 'billing numbers'
>with both bills shown on one monthly statement. I think there are some
>semantics used here to define 'billing' and 'calling' numbers.  PAT]

Here is Southern Bell Land ... There are two ways to have lines billed
together.. The first way is that they set up two separate accounts and
put a 'pointer' on the second line that says to print billing info
with the first.  This cause AT&T reachout billing to show up on only
one line.

The second is when you have one account with two numbers. This is how
your account should be set up for calling plans to show up on both
lines. It took Southern Bell and AT&T four months to figure this out.

I assume this affect the ANI information ... not sure.


Bill


[Moderator's Note: I get the 'benefits' of Reach Out America on both
lines for a single fee. All LD charges go through ROA even though they
are shown on my bill as 'calls from xxx-xxxx' (meaning my second
line).  PAT]