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From: pdb@sei.cmu.edu (Patrick Barron)
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Subject: Re: Limiting modems to local calls
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Date: 14 Jun 88 14:18:54 GMT
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In article <272@clout.Jhereg.MN.ORG> mark@clout.Jhereg.MN.ORG (Mark H. Colburn) writes:
>Just call your current long distance provider and cancel long distance
>service for that line.  If you do this then you will not be able to
>make ANY long distance calls over that particular line, except for 1-800 
>numbers.

This will only remove your "dial 1+" (i.e., default) long-distance carrier.
You will still be able to make any long distance call by dialing with a
10xxx prefix.

--Pat.