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From: djcl@contact.uucp (woody)
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Subject: The Phone Book
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Date: 21 Sep 90 04:30:24 GMT
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X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 10, Issue 669, Message 7 of 9


Someone wanted some details on a publication called "The Phone Book"
written by an ex-Bell employee.

The Phone Book - What the Telephone Company Would Rather You Not Know
by J. Edward Hyde (a nom de plume)

The copyright on it was 1976
Publisher: Henry Regnery Company of Chicago
(Canadian publication by Beaverbooks in Pickering Ontario)

Library of Congress Catalog Card #: 76-6275
ISBN: 0-8092-8008-6

Indeed, it is something of an inside scoop of the old Bell monopoly;
it is now something of a historical reference what with the
divestiture and other technological changes ... however, some rather
shady stuff, and some rather humorous stuff, gets an airing.

More details can be provided if there is interest.


[Moderator's Note: Why not! It is an old book, and somewhat out of
date as a result of divestiture, but if you would care to quote a few
of the juicier tales I imagine some readers would enjoy it.  PAT]