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From: drz@po.cwru.edu (David R. Zinkin)
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Subject: What's This About AT&T and Int'l Calling?
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Date: 21 Jan 91 04:51:18 GMT
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I've been reading messages for the past couple of days about AT&T
blocking calls to certain countries, supposedly to prevent the phone
"phreakers" from completing their tasks.

What purpose does this serve?  I was under the impression that the
vast majority of phone phreaking relates to calls *within* the
country, not to foreign countries.  Is AT&T going to tell me I can't
call certain states?  (Hope NY isn't one of them!)


David Zinkin (drz@po.cwru.edu) -- RGH Radiology and CWRU Psych./Chem.


[Moderator's Note: It is doubtful they would block calls *to* any
certain US destinations. Domestic calls are cheaper, the domestic
telcos cooperate with one another investigating toll-fraud, and the
recipient of the call most likely speaks English, making it easier for
the Security Department to interogate the recipient. They do block
calls *from* some domestic locations however -- the payphones at the
Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York City being one example.  PAT]