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Date: Fri, 14 Jun 91 9:47:37 EDT
From: Carl Moore (VLD/VMB) <cmoore@brl.mil>
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom
Subject: Re: Ringing Tones Around the World
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Waiting N rings gets back into:

1. give the receiving party time to answer the phone; I was told ten
   rings many years ago.

2. in recent years, some systems charge you after a certain number
   of rings even if the call is not answered.