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From: nesacadm@ihu1f.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.tv
Subject: Re: 555
Message-ID: <211@ihu1f.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 8-Nov-83 16:12:13 EST
Article-I.D.: ihu1f.211
Posted: Tue Nov  8 16:12:13 1983
Date-Received: Wed, 9-Nov-83 02:26:54 EST
References: <372@ihuxq.UUCP>, <1618@ihuxf.UUCP>
Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, Il
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The ONLY functioning NPA+555-XXXX or 555-XXXX is 555-1212.  Everything
else will go to an announcement if all involved offices have done their
translations properly.

555 is a pseudo exchange limited to information.  In the old days, you
could dial 555 plus anything and get through.  Now since TV shows use
555+ whatever, the telephone company now does translation to insure
that the numbers after 555 are 121X.  It doesn't look at the last
digit.  So if you dial 555-1219, you will get an information operator.
If the first three digits after 555 are not 121, you should get a
misdialing announcement.

TV shows use numbers like 555-3729 for those people who just have to
dial the number.  The aforemention screening technique is to avoid
bothering the operator with "crap" calls generated by a TV show.
-- 
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