"You must have a long distance..." and others

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From: Evan Kirshenbaum
Date: Mon, 21 Oct 1985 18:53

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Out of curiousity, if you don't have a default long distance carrier
(a story in itself), why does it take two rings to aprise you of this
fact (i.e., before you get that obnoxious message)?  This even happens
if you dial a number which is busy (like the one you're calling from).

Evan Kirshenbaum
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Subject: "You must have a long distance..." and others
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