Path: utzoo!telecom-request Date: Thu, 2 May 91 13:34:18 -0400 From: Bill Huttig Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: Question About a Strange Number Message-ID: Organization: TELECOM Digest Sender: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu Approved: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@eecs.nwu.edu X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 11, Issue 328, Message 7 of 13 Lines: 10 800-555-0000 is the same as 10-288-1-700-555-4141. Although they end up at the same place, any AT&T 800 number ending in 0000 gives you that recording. I think the original idea was to reserve 0000 on all 800 exchanges to identify the owner of that exchange. But it does not hold true for other 800 providers. Bill