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Subject: Call Forwarding
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Date: 18 Dec 89 04:17:21 GMT
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    Subject: Re: User Control of Feature(s)
    Reply-To: John Higdon <john@zygot.ati.com>

>Not generally true. When the forwarded call supervises (is answered)
>then the forwarded phone will pass another call. And so on. The reason
>this was done (they used to forward any number of calls, regardless of
>supervision status) was to prevent forwarding loops. Try it; place a
>call to your forwarded number and when it answers, place another--it
>should forward as well.

This isn't correct, at least in the Boston area switches.  A couple of
years ago, one could have many calls being forwarded through a single
line.  Now, only one call can be active through a call forward at one
time.

I just confirmed this moments ago, John!  If the first forwarded call
is still active, subsequent callers get a busy signal.  This is for my
residential service -- I've heard that you can indeed ask that
multiple calls be allowed through, but the phone company people are
baffled when I try to explain the situation.


steve elias / 508 671 7556 / 617 932 5598