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Date: 1 May 91 01:01:03 GMT
From:  Bill Huttig <wah@zach.fit.edu>
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Subject: Re: AT&T and 10xxx vs 800
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In article <telecom11.318.10@eecs.nwu.edu> Barton.Bruce@camb.com
(Barton F. Bruce) writes:

> Did the original ad offer letters for those numbers? Obviously 288 =
> ATT, and the 872 could be USA. All together it would be 1-800-usa-att-1. 
> Just a guess. Otherwise it is a bummer to remember.

No, The original 'ad' is a wallet size card from the AT&T
International Department.  I knew that the 288 got you ATT but I
didn't think about the 872. I don't have trouble remembering numbers.
I just forget where they go to.


Bill