Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!accuvax.nwu.edu!nucsrl!telecom-request From: John Higdon Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: 976 in Massachusetts Message-ID: <2673@accuvax.nwu.edu> Date: 7 Jan 90 06:30:27 GMT Sender: news@accuvax.nwu.edu Reply-To: John Higdon Organization: Green Hills and Cows Lines: 30 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 13, message 1 of 11 In article <2628@accuvax.nwu.edu> eli@pws.bull.com writes: >X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 10, Issue 8, message 7 of 7 >The Massachusetts DPU has apparently just given the OK for 976 (and >more) tariffs. Also, 940 tariffs for "adult" messages. >Initially, all telephones will be blocked from making 940 calls. Excuse me, but how is a "940" provider supposed to make any money if no one can call his number? Since the whole premise of 976, 900, "940", etc., is to allow casual, impulsive calls and provide a surefire billing mechanism, who would bother setting up a service that would require clientele to go through elaborate preparations in order to make calls? >Blocking for 940 numbers, as well as 1-900 numbers will initially be >available for free. John Higdon | P. O. Box 7648 | +1 408 723 1395 john@zygot.ati.com | San Jose, CA 95150 | M o o ! [Moderator's Note: Unlike 900 & 976 which are by default open and blocked on request, the 940 numbers will be blocked by default and opened on request. The 940 numbers will generally be explicit -- very explicit -- in sexual content, and subscribers who want to avail themselves of the phone-sex service will need to specifically ask to have their lines authorized. PT]