Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!accuvax.nwu.edu!nucsrl!telecom-request From: Steve Forrette Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: The Operator's Beep Message-ID: <2647@accuvax.nwu.edu> Date: 6 Jan 90 06:55:00 GMT Sender: news@accuvax.nwu.edu Organization: TELECOM Digest Lines: 15 Approved: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@eecs.nwu.edu X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 10, Issue 10, message 5 of 13 In previous posting, Paul S. R. Chisholm indicates that the operator's beep lets you know that you've got AT&T. Does this mean that it is a registered trademark of AT&T? If not, what is to prevent some AOS cheese from using it? As an aside, I always wondered why AT&T didn't file for trademark status for the calling card "ka-bong". Now that others are using it to trick people, I've noticed AT&T added a voice "AT&T" with a short tune (not tone!) so you know BEFORE you enter your card who you're dealing with. (by the way, I do believe that such things may be registered. My favorite example is the red stripe on the top of some zip-closure bags. It's a registered trademark of a specific manufacturer)