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From: scb@cs.brown.edu (Spyros C. Bartsocas)
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Subject: Re: What are 700 and 555 Numbers?
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Our Moderator notes:

>[Moderator's Note: 555-1212 was simply adopted as a universal number
>for directory assistance, and to the best of my knowledge very little
>else has been assigned on 555. I think one AT&T business office uses
>something like 555-8111, but that is about all.  Other examples?

NET uses the 555-1611 and 555-1515 (actually 1-555-1611 and 1-555-1515)
for repair service as follows:

Residence    1-555-1611
Business     1-555-1515
Public (coin)1-555-1611

555-1611 is the same as 611 in other places.

Also from the telephone directory 1-555-1717 is the "Public Service
Center", where "business customers who have or would like to apply for
public or semi-public coin telephone service", should call.

"There is no charge for these calls".


Spyros Bartsocas
scb@cs.brown.edu