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From: jfowler@ucsd.edu (John C. Fowler)
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Subject: 10835 by Request Only?
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Pat, you mentioned in a couple of past articles that Telecom*USA's
carrier access code, 10835, as available on a line by request only.
Just out of curiosity, I tried dialing 10835-1-700-555-4141 from my
home phone in the San Diego area (619-546).  I got the carrier ID
message, even though I have never spoken with Telecom*USA.  Perhaps
they changed their minds about spontaneous public access?

At any rate, if I were to try dialing a "real" number using 10835, and
it went through, would the call show up on my phone company bill, or
would Telecom*USA attempt to bill me themselves?


John C. Fowler, jfowler@ucsd.edu


[Moderator's Note: I don't think 700-555-4141 counts for the purpose
of making calls via 10835. After I had one of my numbers changed
recently I tried using 10835 on that line and the call bounced because
the ANI sent by Illinois Bell did not match anything in Telecom*USA's
data base. Try it on some simple, inexpensive call and see what you
get. I don't think you will get through. *If* you did get through then
you would probably be billed at some point in the future by
Telecom*USA. When they could not identify you, they would ask your
local telco where to send the bill. Part of the rules regarding 10xxx
style calling is that your local telco **MUST** supply billing
information about you on request to the OCC. The fact that your number
is non-pub does not matter. The OCC can have the information under the
new rules. 'Casual callers' are a nuisance to many OCC's which is why
some such as Telecom*USA disallow those calls until they at least have
your name and address in their computer.  PAT]