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From: Peter da Silva <peter@ficc.uu.net>
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Subject: Why Not Make 800 Numbers Available Outside US?
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Date: 22 Dec 89 20:52:03 GMT
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Why can't AT&T or Bellcore or whoever allow access to 800 numbers from
outside the US as regular long-distance numbers, with regular
long-distance charges to the caller?

It just seems like such an obvious thing.

 
`-_-' Peter da Silva. +1 713 274 5180. <peter@ficc.uu.net>.
 'U`  Also <peter@ficc.lonestar.org> or <peter@sugar.lonestar.org>.
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