TELECOM Digest     Wed, 6 Apr 94 15:22:00 CDT    Volume 14 : Issue 166

Inside This Issue:                          Editor: Patrick A. Townson

    Free Expo: Distributed Computing World - April 19/20 - Wash DC (B. Gavin)
    Update: Help! Big Problem With Phone Company (Dan Smolko)
    Win a Free SoundBlaster With Speech Recognition (Steven Feinstein)
    ISDN in Rhode Island (Tony Pelliccio)
    What Are Fortress Phones and Other Terms? (Leif Ordorica)
    Re: CATV Modems (Jerry Yost)
    Re: Who Paid For My 550? (Dave Niebuhr)
    Re: Who Paid For My 550? (Alan Dahl)
    Re: 976, 540 Services (Wm. Randolph Franklin)
    Re: 976, 940 Services (Dave Niebuhr)

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From: Barbara Gavin <dcigavin@DELPHI.COM>
Subject: Free  Expo - Distributed Computing World - April 19/20 - Wash DC
Date: Wed, 6 Apr 94 07:23:35 -0500
Organization: Delphi (info@delphi.com email, 800-695-4005 voice)


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Distributed Computing Not Autonomous Computing
Organizational Governance Must Precede Network Architecture
Technical Proposals Including Political Context
 

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From: smolko@che.ncsu.edu
Subject: Update: Help! Big Problem With Phone Company
Date: 5 Apr 1994 23:08:43 -0500
Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway


An update:

Though I was led to believe my friend had an account with a special
code, I now have some doubts about that.  When I asked him yesterday
what the code was that he used, he replied "102220 or something like
that."  Also, when I called MCI to try to resolve the problem I
discovered something that seems rather weird.  When I gave them my
phone number and name they sounded a little puzzled.  The only names
listed were my roommate's and my friend's.  Also -- and this seems
most peculiar -- the address that they have listed as being associated
with my phone number is my friend's address!  It seems as though they
never even bothered to check whether the phone number and address
match up.  While I'm not sure if this is possible, he may have called
MCI, given them my phone number, and said something like "I'm one of
Dan's roommates.  He has AT&T and doesn't want to switch, but I want
to use your overseas plan.  Can you please set up an acount for me?"
 
P.S.  When I talked to a rep at the local telco today, he said to
expect an additional $790 in calls to show up on my next bill.
 
 
Dan  smolko@che.ncsu.edu
 

[TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: As I mentioned a couple days ago about 
this when you originally wrote, either you have a credit problem at
this point with MCI/telco as a result of this, or you hava problem with
fraud by your friend. If MCI changed over your phone records without
telling you based on a call from your friend then my feeling is you
will get off the hook completely. Give us a further update when you
have one.   PAT]

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From: stevenf@world.std.com
Subject: Win a FREE SoundBlaster With Speech Recognition
Organization: Voice Processing Corp., Cambridge, MA
Date: Wed, 6 Apr 1994 16:22:38 GMT


I am collecting over-the-phone speech samples for a new speech
recognition product being built by Voice Processing Corporation (VPC).
To get the 300 more calls we need into our data collection system,
we're offering the following deal:

If you call into the system (whole thing takes about 2 1/2 minutes),
you will be eligible to win one your choice of the following:

 1.  SoundBlaster 16 MCD with VPC's "Voice Assist" speech
 recognition.
 2.  Cellular telephone.  (not a cheapy)

This is a speech recognizer intended for the American market, so any
American regional accent is fine, but heavy foreign accents might be
discarded.

HERE'S HOW TO DO IT

1.  Call 1-800-560-0758 anytime.  This will connect you with the collection
    system directly.

2.  The system will prompt you to repeat about 60 voice commands.
    Don't speak over the prompt.  If you make a mistake or can't
    understand a prompt, guess and go on to the next one.

3.  The system sometimes hangs up prematurely, but it is supposed
    to end with the question "what state did you grow up in?"

4.  When you're done, send me email with your name, phone number,
    and 5 command words you were asked to say.  This will enter
    you into the random drawing.

OR

You can call (617) 494-0100, ask for extension 301.  The receptionist
will take your name and number and then transfer you into the system.

The drawing will be held as soon as we get the rest of the calls.  The
winner will be notified by phone; losers won't be notified at all.  I
expect this to be done in two weeks.

Thanks in advance for your participation,


Steven Feinstein   Voice Processing Corp.

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From: Anthony_Pelliccio@brown.edu (Tony Pelliccio)
Subject: ISDN in Rhode Island
Date: 5 Apr 1994 19:11:04 GMT
Organization: Brown University


An interesting article appeared in the Tuesday, April 5, 1994 issue of
the {Providence Journal} titled "Digital network a new on-ramp to
information highway".

Why is it that almost all the outlying areas have digital service
(posh places like Barrington, Middletown, Portsmouth) but the capitol
city won't get it until late 1994 and 1995. Does NYNEX have it's head
up it's proverbial butt? And wonder why they're the worst performing
RBOC in the country.

Is there anyone from NYNEX who wants to counter this? Sure.. you
changed the name but the level of service has barely changed. It's
still shabby.  Granted, they've improved basic customer service in
areas like availability, etc. but service still remains in the dark
ages. And of course you know that NYNEX is planning to install
curbside fiber to the entire state by 1996 ... the biggest joke so far.

I can't wait until competition for dialtone comes along!


Anthony_Pelliccio@Brown.edu (Tony Pelliccio, KD1NR)
Box 1908, Providence, RI 02912 Tel. (401) 863-1880
All opinions expressed are those of the individual, and not those
of Brown University.

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From: efn!leif@skinner.cs.uoregon.edu (Leif Ordorica)
Subject: What are Fortress Phones and other terms?
Organization: Prototype Eugene Free Net
Date: Tue, 5 Apr 1994 20:36:07 GMT


I've been wondering about these terms: What are Fortress Phones?  What
is a "trap-line?"  What are "the bell master tones?"  I know I've
heard plenty about Fortress Phones but the last two terms sound hokey
to me.


Thanks,

Leif Ordorica <leif@efn.org>

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Date: Wed, 6 April 1994 22:34:39 PDT
From: Jerry Yost <jyost@infoserv.com>
Organization: First Pacific Networks, Inc.
Subject: Re: CATV Modems


In <telecom14.158.19@eecs.nwu.edu>, wright@LAA.COM wrote:

> In article <telecom14.145.2@eecs.nwu.edu>, gabioud@uni2a.unige.ch writes:

>> Do you know any equipment (modem, remodulator, ...) that allows data
>> communication over the CATV cable. On the user side, the modem should
>> feature a well-known interface (RS232C, Ethernet, ...).

> Check out First Pacific Networks at 408-730-6600. They have been
> providing this equipment for years.

Unfortunately, First Pacific Networks relocated its office from
Sunnyvale to San Jose last month, so the above telephone number is no
longer accurate.  Our new number is +1 408 943-7600 and our San Jose
address is listed in my signature block below, along with our
facsimile number.

However, I recommend that the original poster contact FPN's
distributor in France, Reltek Communications, who has a great deal of
experience with our broadband Ethernet products in Europe:


Reltek Communications  Contact:    Marc Budan
26, Avenue de la Baltique      Sales Manager
Courtaboeuf ZA - BP 730  Telephone:  +33 1 69187700
91962 Les Ulis Cedex B  Facsimile:  +33 1 69280609
France


Regards,

Jerry Yost                          Telephone: +1 800 544-4959   
Director, Int'l Distribution Sales             +1 408 943-7647 (direct)
First Pacific Networks, Inc.       
871 Fox Lane                        Facsimile: +1 408 943-7666 
San Jose, California 95131 USA     
Residence:                          Telephone: +1 408 264-6987 
  2698 Custer Drive                 Facsimile: +1 408 264-6988 
  San Jose, CA 95124-1712 USA       Internet:  jyost@infoserv.com

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Date: Wed, 6 Apr 94 06:58:10 EST
From: dwn@dwn.ccd.bnl.gov (Dave Niebuhr)
Subject: Re: Who Paid For My 550


In TELECOM Digest Issue 158 jfh@netcom.com (Jack Hamilton) wrote:

>> [TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: Normally the agents are on the A or B
>> side but not both; that is in their contract with the carriers.

>> Tandy has the kind of money and influence with the carriers that
>> they can get away with it. Its the same kind of thing where Pepsi and
>> Coca-Cola are concerned. You never see them both in the same vending
>> machine; you never see them both in the same restaurant as fountain
>> drinks.

> In our vending machine room there are two Pepsi machines.  One has
> Pepsi products plus a few other things like Mountain Dew.  The other
> contains no Pepsi products, but does have several varieties of
> Coca-Cola.  In one of the smaller buildings, there's a single machine
> with both Coke and Pepsi.

> I'd never heard of this happening before very recently, though. 

> [TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: Probably they cut a deal with the local
> salesman. Whoever is the bottler (distributor) for the area is under
> pretty tight constraints with Pepsi headquarters in Purchase, NY or
> Coke headquarters in Atlanta, GA regarding those things. 

Ah, that brings back memories.  When I was growing up in Northeastern
Nebraska in the '40s and '50s, my parents owned a pharmacy and Coke
was always the main soft drink.  7-up was the next one and cherry,
strawberry and one other were always on hand.

Root beer was home-made using root beer extract and sugar.  I don't
remember the exact formula but it was five pounds of sugar to get so
many gallons of syrup which was diluted with carbonated water.  I used
to drink the carbonated water straight; it was the best thirst killer
around.


Dave Niebuhr      Internet: dwn@dwn.ccd.bnl.gov (preferred)
                            niebuhr@bnl.gov / Bitnet: niebuhr@bnl
Senior Technical Specialist, Scientific Computing Facility
Brookhaven National Laboratory Upton, NY 11973  (516)-282-3093

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From: alan.dahl@mccaw.com (Alan Dahl)
Subject: Re: Who Paid For My 550?
Date: 5 Apr 1994 20:31:21 GMT
Organization: McCaw Cellular Communications, Inc.


[I know this is getting a little far from telcom issues but I had
 to pipe in - ABD]

In article PAT writes:

> [TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: Probably they cut a deal with the local
> salesman. Whoever is the bottler (distributor) for the area is under
> pretty tight constraints with Pepsi headquarters in Purchase, NY or
> Coke headquarters in Atlanta, GA regarding those things. Note that 
> the local Pepsi bottler also has the Mountain Dew franchise, but he
> *cannot* have the 7-Up franchise because they are aligned with Coke.
> So you won't -- or rarely -- see 7-Up in a so-called 'Pepsi machine',
> and you won't see 'Upper-10' or whatever it is called in a 'Coke
> machine'. All the little (by comparison) outfits, join one side or

In the Pacific Northwest 7-Up is bottled by Alpac, the same company
that bottles Pepsi. It's quite common to find 7-Up in a Pepsi machine
here. In fact everyone here wrongly assumes Pepsi owns 7-Up just as
PAT wrongly assumes that Coke and 7-Up are "aligned". You will never
find 7-Up in a Coke machine since Coke makes Sprite which is pretty
much the same thing. No idea what "Upper-10" is since it's not sold
here.

People always assume that the way things are in their part of the
country is the way it is everywhere else and that's not always the
case.

The local Coke and Pepsi bottlers had quite a battle when we wanted to
install both a Coke machine and a Pepsi machine in our office but they
finally relented.

Our 7-11 stores sell both from the same fountain as PAT describes just
as they do elsewhere.


Alan Dahl       Analysts International Co.   
10655 N.E. 4th St. Suite 804   Bellevue, WA 98004   
PH:  (206) 803-4496    FAX:  (206) 803-4901

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From: wrf@ecse.rpi.edu (Wm. Randolph U Franklin)
Subject: Re: 976, 540 Services
Date: 5 Apr 1994 23:15:37 GMT
Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY, USA
Reply-To: wrf@ecse.rpi.edu (Wm. Randolph U Franklin)


In article <telecom14.157.7@eecs.nwu.edu> on Thu, 31 Mar 94 19:04 EST,
johnl@iecc.com (John R Levine) writes:

> Is there anywhere a list of surcharged prefixes in the U.S.?
 
Some time ago I was unable to get a complete list from a NYNEX operator.  
She didn't seem to know what I was talking about at first, but finally
gave me what they said was a list for NYNEX territory, but she seemed
so ignorant that I wouldn't trust it.

Another example of NYNEX operator ignorance: I block those calls.  It
seems that this also blocks 700-555-4141 from finding my LD carrier.
1) She didn't know this.  2) She didn't even know about 700-555-4141.

My current phone book nowhere suggests the existence of any
extra-charge numbers, 900 or otherwise, anywhere in its 52-page
introduction, altho it includes detailed rate information.  I mention
this since some people think that subscribers should know all about
these things.  How?


 Wm. Randolph Franklin,  wrf@ecse.rpi.edu, (518) 276-6077;  Fax: -6261
 ECSE Dept., 6026 JEC, Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst, Troy NY, 12180 USA

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Date: Wed, 6 Apr 94 06:23:50 EST
From: dwn@dwn.ccd.bnl.gov (Dave Niebuhr)
Subject: Re: 976, 940 Services


In TELECOM Digest Volume 14 : Issue 157 johnl@iecc.com (John R Levine)
wrote:

> Is there anywhere a list of surcharged prefixes in the U.S.?  In most
> places 976 is used for non-porn announcements, but the list of other
> surcharged prefixes seems to be large, growing, and largely
> undocumented.

> Here in eastern Mass, for example, the prefixes (valid in both 617 and 508)
> are:

> 550 - live chat lines,  554 - live porn, 920 - business info
> 940 - recorded porn, 976 - recorded general info

> You have to ask in writing to get calls to 554 and 940 turned on.

> I am astonished at the report that Sprint billed the surcharge for a
> 212-540 number.  Has anyone else ever had this happen?

NNYTel (oops, NYNEX) has 540, 550, 910, 920, 955 and 976 as special
exchanges.  976 is general information, 540 is chat (and scam), 955 is
radio call-in.  I don't know about the others but all but 955 are
classified as "Circuit 9(tm)" which means a surcharge is added.

The exception is 976 which is a local call.

All exchanges are enabled and the customer has to specifically request
that they be disabled which I did.

540 received a lot of attention earlier this year when people were
getting calls from a radio station of some sort that bilked the customers
who did not realize what was happening, meaning kids replied.

My number was called three times, ditto for work (on three extensions).

PAT mentioned when I posted about this earlier that this thing had
been around before and was an "urban legend" of sorts; well, when I
take those calls, they are not legend at all but real.


Dave Niebuhr      Internet: dwn@dwn.ccd.bnl.gov (preferred)
                            niebuhr@bnl.gov / Bitnet: niebuhr@bnl
Senior Technical Specialist, Scientific Computing Facility
Brookhaven National Laboratory Upton, NY 11973  (516)-282-3093

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