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From: KLUB@maristb.bitnet (Richard Budd)
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Subject: Re: Concerted Action
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Date: 19 Jan 91 02:21:00 GMT
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X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 11, Issue 46, Message 10 of 13


Will Martin writes in TELECOM Digest V11 #40: 

>What would happen if everyone (in the US, in North America, on the
>planet -- pick your favorite range) picked up the phone at the same
>instant and tried to make a *local* call?

>Pick a time, say 12 noon Eastern on 30 Jan, and everyone in the US,
>across all the time zones, picks up their phones at that same moment.
 
What do you think happens every second Sunday in May?! :+}
 
 
Richard Budd            | E-Mail: IBMers     - rcbudd@rhqvm19.ibm
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P.S. to PAT: Thanks or mentioning my situation.  IBMers from all over
the country showed me the way to receive TELECOM Digest on the IBM
system.  I now receive it through IBM (as well as through Marist for
postings) and once again have put my foot into it (and it certainly
won't be the last time!):+}


[Moderator's Note: You are quite welcome! There are numerous
telecom-related newsgroups and mailing lists around the world which
redistribute the Digest.  IBM is just one example.   PAT]