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Re: "fake" numbers inside (was: outside) US

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From: Jay Ashworth
Date: Mon, 02 Jan 1995 05:37
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scott@csustan.csustan.edu (Scott Falke) writes:
)In article <3e05eh$1ai@xcalibur.IntNet.net>,
)   jra@zeus.IntNet.net (Jay Ashworth) writes [incorrectly] :
)>Actually, from some Bell documents I have dating to the early 70's, the
)>canonical dead numbers were (310) 555-2368 (,9,70,71, etc...)
)>
)>310 was, of course, in those days, not a valid NPA.
) ^^^

)Aggh!  NO.  It was NPA 311.  :-)  

I'm sorry...  I looked... and you're right.

)Used to be pictured in the 'phone book' on the front of any 
)rotary-dial phone set as I remember.

Mine was in an equipment catalog.

Cheers,
-- jra
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From: jra@news.IntNet.net (Jay Ashworth)
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Subject: Re: "fake" numbers inside (was: outside) US
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