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From: nao@cuatro.bellcore.com (Neil Ostroff)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: call waiting
Message-ID: <16432@bellcore.bellcore.com>
Date: 26 May 89 17:48:54 GMT
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Reply-To: nao@maestro.bellcore.com (Neil Ostroff)
Organization: Bellcore (Red Bank, NJ)
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There's more to turning off call waiting than dialing *70. For
instance, what if you don't have touch-tone?  Besides the
technical reasons (your local switch must support the "advanced"
call waiting service), there are business decisions made by a
phone company that determines if they will install and tariff the
service.  I would be very surprised if it was simply available -
most likely someone somewhere is paying for this service.

You can check for yourself.  If it doesn't work, call your local
telephone company business office and ask them if and when the
service will be available.  If enough people ask for the service,
then there's an excellent chance the service will be made
available.

Neil Ostroff
Bell Communications Research  |  UUCP:  bcr!maestro!nao
100 Schultz Dr.  NVC-5J443    |  ARPA:  nao@maestro.bellcore.com
Red Bank, NJ  07701           |  PHONE: (201) 758-5741