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Article #604RE: Directory Assistance Routing
From: hcsjgh
Date: Sat, 03 Jan 1987 01:15
Date: Sat, 03 Jan 1987 01:15
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>>allegra!phri!roy@seismo.CSS.GOV (Roy Smith) writes >>Subject: Directory assistance & long-distance routing >> >> Here's something I've often wondered about. When you call long >>distance directory assistance, after you get the number you want (either >>from a human operator or a digi-cording, the connection is broken and you >>have to dial the number yourself. Wouldn't it make more sense to just >>connect you with the number? The DA operators are not always in the same area as the number you are looking for. The operators can be pooled to handle several areas. Also, the records are databased and centralized, and polled via data links. The routing for the actual call will most likely be totally different from the DA call. Also, with numerous long distance companies available, the caller might wish to use another company for the actual call. Greg Hackney Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. Texas Network Engineering Support Systems P.O. Box 1530, Room 806 Houston, Texas 77001 UUCP: ihnp4!tness1!hcsjgh ARPA: hcsjgh!tness1%ots.UUCP@rice.edu "What hath God wrought?" -A.G. Bell and company -------
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!tness1.UUCP!hcsjgh From: hcsjgh@tness1.UUCP.UUCP Newsgroups: mod.telecom Subject: RE: Directory Assistance Routing Message-ID: <8701210640.AA18656@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> Date: Fri, 2-Jan-87 20:15:19 EST Article-I.D.: ucbvax.8701210640.AA18656 Posted: Fri Jan 2 20:15:19 1987 Date-Received: Wed, 21-Jan-87 18:46:38 EST Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The ARPA Internet Lines: 32 Approved: telecom@xx.lcs.mit.edu