Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!qt.cs.utexas.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!lll-winken!telecom-request From: kitty!larry@uunet.uu.net (Larry Lippman) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Blocking of Room-to-Room Calls in Hotels Message-ID: Date: 27 Jun 91 03:58:21 GMT Sender: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu Organization: TELECOM Digest Lines: 25 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 500, Message 3 of 9 In article TJW@vms.cis.pitt.edu (Terry J. Wood) writes: > On a recent vacation, I made the mistake of getting room 411 in a hotel. > I also made the mistake of being the one to sleep next to the telephone. > Around 3 AM the phone rings: At one time it was a standard feature of PABX's for intended for hotel operation to provide a key on the attendant console which blocked room-to-room calling. The attendant usually operated the key to disable room-to-room calls between 11 PM and 7 AM or so. The intention, of course, was to prevent guests from disturbing other guests. Calls from room-to-room could still be completed through the attendant, however. Does anyone know if such a feature is still used? I have a feeling that this is no longer considered to be a "problem". Larry Lippman @ Recognition Research Corp. "Have you hugged your cat today?" VOICE: 716/688-1231 {boulder, rutgers, watmath}!ub!kitty!larry FAX: 716/741-9635 [note: ub=acsu.buffalo.edu] uunet!/ \aerion!larry