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From: bill@trace.eedsp.gatech.edu (bill)
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Subject: Re: Automated Collect Calling
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Date: 24 Aug 90 17:58:18 GMT
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What is this "Automated Collect Calling?"  Sounds like a great way to
cut down man-hours, sort of... ;-)

What Telcos use it and in what areas? 


Bill


[Moderator's Note: It is a method of placing collect calls without
operator intervention. The calling party records his name; the person
who is being asked to pay for the call hears the recorded message and
accepts or rejects the call.  Many of the COCOTs (privately owned
payphones) currently use this system; in addition, many actual
telephone companies have recently experimented with it.  PAT]