Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!sun-barr!texsun!texbell!vector!telecom-gateway From: CER2520%ritvax.bitnet@eecs.nwu.edu (C. E. Reid) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Atlanta Company Offers Residential 800 service Message-ID: Date: 30 May 89 13:31:00 GMT Sender: news@vector.Dallas.TX.US Lines: 19 Approved: telecom-request@vector.dallas.tx.us X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@vector.dallas.tx.us X-TELECOM-Digest: volume 9, issue 180, message 3 of 8 Readers might find this interesting. I found this article in my local newspaper, Democrat and Chronicle, Rochester, New York, today (5/30) on page 6D: ATLANTA PHONE COMPANY OFFERS 800 SERVICE FOR HOME DIALING TelecomUSA, a long-distance services company based in Atlanta, is offering the nation's first 800-line service aimed specifically at the residential market. Known as the "Personal Hotline," the service allows consumers to phone home without using a credit card, operator assistance or even a quarter for the pay phone. So far, about 2,500 residential customers have signed up for the new service, which was launched in Jaunary, and is available in every state. Much like the toll-free services commonly used by businesses, the Personal Hotline accepts incoming calls only, at no charge to the caller. To call a residential 800 line, callers dial 1-800 plus the regular seven digits of the number.