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From: johnl@esegue.segue.boston.ma.us (John R. Levine)
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Subject: Re: Cable Company's 10xxx
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Date: 4 Mar 90 04:58:54 GMT
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In article <4681@accuvax.nwu.edu> you write:

>The other issue is weather or not a 10xxx number was the only/easiest
>way to get ANI information to your cable company. ...

AT&T did an experiment with an 800 number for PPV.  You call the 800
number, then AT&T passes the ANI info to the cable company which does
whatever it has to do, a recorded voice confirms that the movie is
ordered and it hangs up, all in a few seconds.  It was written up in
the AT&T Technical Journal (the new name for the tarted up BSTJ) about
a year ago.

I'd think that a FG B 950-1XXX number would be cheaper than 10XXX, but
if there were more than one movie to order it would be hard to make it
work for subscribers with click phones, since it won't automatically
pass extra digits.


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