🚀 go-pugleaf

I think the idea is that eventually under equal access, the LOC will do
the destination parsing and tell you that you don't need to invoke a carrier
for an intra-LATA call.  [They do this now, but you can get around this by
using 950- or local dialups to the switch.]  Some carriers *do* place a
shortest-distance limit on calls, or at least they used to.  I think MCI
still does, but I haven't checked in a while.  

Interesting hack:  If you dial 10nnn# where nnn is a carrier code, in a
lot of cases you'll get to that carrier's switch, like you used 950 or
a local dialin.  Then, the above still applies.

I think it's *hilarious* what MCI tells you if you want an operator:  
10222 + 0 + number yields "For operator assistance, please hang up and dial
10288 plus the area code and number you are calling".  They don't yet do
the go-to-switch-parse-authorization-code-complete-call thing...

_H*
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