Path: utzoo!telecom-request Date: Wed, 12 Jun 91 16:53:39 -0700 From: Steve Forrette Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: What Was the Real Reason For Change in AT&T Cards? 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 456, Message 8 of 9 Lines: 20 It was written: [stuff about 14 digit random AT&T calling cards deleted] > I believe that the main reason for the change is a cost cutting move > on the part of AT&T. Simple as that; they don't want to pay the RBOC > to share numbers anymore. Anybody at AT&T care to refute or clarify > this "government rule" for me. I hope they save big bucks because > they will probably lose me as a customer. The databases are still being shared. The RBOCs accept the 14 digit random AT&T cards, and AT&T still accepts the RBOC cards, whether or not they're related to your phone number. The big difference is that the other long distance carriers will not have access to the random AT&T cards, although they still have access to the RBOC cards. Steve Forrette, forrette@cory.berkeley.edu