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From: SPGDCM@CMSA.BERKELEY.EDU
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Subject: no ringing on line
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Date: Tue, 10-Nov-87 18:22:32 EST
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 From: Doug Mosher
 Subject: no ringing on line
 To: comp-dcom-telecom@ucbvax

 I was calling another business today and got no action; no ringing, no fast or
 slow busy.

 I reported this to pac bell via 611 and got this puzzling comment from them:

 "Yes, we show this as a problem, probably on their switchboard. We will check
 it and if it's a problem in our lines we will fix it."

 Now this surprises me. It seems to mean that under current multi-company
 situations, the intra-lata carrier can encounter some end-user line situations
 which are blocked or dead, and not return any signal (ring, busy, recording,
 intercept) if it's the "fault" of customer equipment. Is this true, or is the
 repair operator jazzing me?

 (          Doug Mosher <SPGDCM@CMSA.Berkeley.edu>            )
 ( 257 Evans, Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA, 415/642-5823 )
   j  no ringing on line