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From: "John R. Levine" <johnl@esegue.segue.boston.ma.us>
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Subject: Re: International Directory Assistance
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Date: 23 Dec 89 19:49:14 GMT
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In article <2366@accuvax.nwu.edu> you write:

>The U.S. can call 809 555-1212; an operator in Jacksonville answers
>and routes the call to the correct directory assistance operator based
>on the destination.  And you get charged if it's Puerto Rico or the
>U.S. Virgin Islands; D.A. for the other locations in the Caribbean is free.

How does the billing information get passed back?  I was under the
impression that billing information for DA calls is collected just
like any other, either at the caller's exchange or at the calling POP.

And if they can do that, it seems to me it should be equally possible
not to charge for calls to any other DA when they can't provide the
desired number.


Regards,
John Levine, johnl@esegue.segue.boston.ma.us, {spdcc|ima|lotus}!esegue!johnl