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From: rgehrig@bcm1a05.attmail.com
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Subject: Re: Talk to a Pioneer
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Date: 14 Nov 90 21:48:40 GMT
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X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 10, Issue 822, Message 11 of 14


Regarding TELECOM Digest V10 #818 11-13,

>Reference the recent discussion of Telephone Pioneers: if you want to
>talk to a Telephone Pioneer, they staff the "Contact 2"
>consumer-assistance phone lines run by Channel 2 (KTVI) here in St.  
>Louis. These lines are open for calls from 11 AM - 1 PM and 5-7 PM
>Central Time, at these numbers:                                      
 
>800-782-2222   314-282-2222                                          
                                                                     
>I don't know if there is any geographic limit on the 800 number; do  
>these new 800 services still have geographic limits, or has the old
>concept of "WATS Bands" disappeared with the flood of competing      
>800-providers?
 
Yes ... "WATS Bands" are alive and well, as well as "customized" 800
services.  Customized 800 services available now can terminate on POTS
(Plain Old Telephone Service) lines, with no special equipment or
"dedicated" lines needed.  Some 800 services allow the customer to
pick and choose which area codes to receive 800 calls from.
 
The 800 number above (for Channel 2 (KTVI)) can be reached by callers in 
Illinois and Missouri only.


Richard Gehrig
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