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(v1.0)(c)1992
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**** **** ******* ************** ******
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**** * **** *** *** ************ *****
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**** *** **** *** *** **** *****
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**** *** **** *** ** *** **** *****
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**** * * **** *** *** **** *****
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***** ***** *** *** **** *****
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**** **** *** *** ******
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** * ********
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VERSION 1.0
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800 / 900 Company Ownership Reverse Database
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by
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Professor Falken & The Aptolcater
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(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)
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(K-k00L graFiX!)
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INTRODUCTION
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Welcome to WATS!!! WATS is basically an 800 or 900 company exchange
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ownership definer. It is VERY similar to the '800' reverse directory
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option off of my old program 'Phreak Tools.' However, this version is
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command line driven, much like my last program 'CNA Finder v2.0'. This
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program has been written under Microsoft C/C++ 7.0 and uses full optimization
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for speed of use. WATS is very well behaved, so don't fear its use under a
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multitasking / DOS shell environment.
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800 BACKGROUND
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The Bell System offered some of the first 'collect' calls to numbers
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under the 'ZENITH' program. To place a collect call to a party which has
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been designated a 'ZENITH' (Today it would be a normal 800 WATS-line)
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telephone number, the caller would dial the operator and give her a
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ZENITH number. Usually the ZENITH numbers were four digits long,
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the ones I can remember always ended with x000's. For instance, Northern
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States Power's old Power-Line Emergency number was ZENITH 7000. While
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ZENITH guaranteed a called parties acceptance of a charge call, it
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still required an operator to manually route the call, putting an extra
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burden on the telephone system (yeah right, it MADE jobs!).
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But low and behold, a better way of dialing collect was devised,
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the 800 WATS areacode. 800 WATS service was made available to the general
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public in 1967. At the time, exchanges of WATS numbers were associated with
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exact geographic areas. For instance the (800)421-xxxx exchange was routed
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to the 213 (now 310) areacode which is Los Angeles California. However,
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using this type of routing calls proved to be bamb00zled, because for each
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areacode, they needed an 800 exchange.
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But after 15 years of scratching Ma'Bells head they decided to change
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the way 800 service was set up. In 1982, a computer database was setup to
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match the number called to its corresponding set of routing instructions.
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Allowing overflow traffic on one companies WATS line to be routed to
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another office location of the same company. At the time, this was an
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engineering marvel, and Bellcore patted their heads and scratched their
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tummys for many days, but possibly not in that order.
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In 1984 after the breakup of the Bell System, Bell's research and
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development labs 'BELLCORE' assumed the allocation of 800 exchanges.
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Then in 1986, Bellcore FROZE all but 35 of AT&T's 800 exchanges.
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The frozen exchanges could not be assigned unless AT&T demonstrated that
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70% of all its exchanges were being used. Since 1986, Bellcore has
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unfrozen quite a few exchanges to supply the demand of the booming WATS
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market. In the 'WATS' program, 65 of AT&T's 800 exchanges are shown as
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'assignable' and 116 exchanges are shown as 'frozen'. Those two numbers
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correspond to the original 181 geographic exchanges that were in effect
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in 1982.
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In 1987, Microwave Communications Inc. (MCI) became the first WATS
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carrier to directly compete with AT&T in that market. Since then
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many companies from US Sprint to Joe Shmo' and his sister Ho, have started
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their own WATS service. Currently, companies wanting to offer 800 service
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are assigned an exchange by Bellcore. For instance, if you were to dial
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(800)286-xxxx it would be routed to the equipment owned by Southern New
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England Telephone.
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Mathematically, there are 1000 different exchanges which can be
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issued, and there are 10,000 different numbers per exchange. This creates
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a grand total of 10 million possible WATS telephone customers. However,
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only 80% of those 10 million are 'usable' combinations. Those exchanges
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that have been deemed unsuitable by Bellcore are any exchanges that start
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with 0 or 1, and 211,311,611, and 911 etc. As of this writing only 180
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suitable and assignable exchanges remain at Bellcore's dispensory.
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Exchanges assigned by Bellcore do not neccesarily have to be in use.
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Sometimes companies are assigned WATS exchanges, yet they have not even
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begun operations. In other cases, firms may have merged or terminated
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operations and their numbers have not been reassigned at publication time.
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Some unused exchanges DO NOT appear in the program as even being assigned.
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One small detail is that it is possible for a corporation to be assigned an
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exchange and use it exclusively for its own use, rather than selling long
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distance time on it.
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900 BACKGROUND
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The 900 areacode was the first Pay-per-Call / Pay-per-Minute
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type of service available to the public. In 1987, the first 900 exchanges
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were opened assigned to companies wanting to compete with AT&T. Telesphere
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became the first company to offer competing service with AT&T. The assignment
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of 900 exchanges is similar to the assignment of 800 exchanges. Because 900
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service is still in its infant years (on a Bell scale) not very many exchanges
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have been assigned, and those that have been assigned, have not yet begun
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service.
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INSTRUCTIONS
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Using WATS is simpler than hacking a Unix, even your crippled
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grandmother can use it! For instance, I just got a PBX from some k0de d00d
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and I want to know the possibilities of getting busted when I call all my
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k-rAdIkal phriends to let them know I just got a k0de. So I check out the
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PBX number (800)255-8415 (Actually the National Security Agency). Since
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its an 800 number, the first argument on the command line is an '8'. The
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exchange is 255 and it is the last argument on the command line. You would
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type:
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[C:\] wats 8 255
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WATS v1.0 - 800/900 Exchange Database
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Written by Professor Falken & The Aptolcater
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Copyright (c) 1992 - Released 8/19/92
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Calls placed to (800)255-xxxx are routed through AT&T-C's Assignable equipment.
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[C:\]
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This means that the 255 exchange is owned by the AT&T Company, and its
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assignable. Doesn't need much decipherment does it?
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To find out who owns a 900 fuckshop exchange, its basically the same as the
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800 search. I take my number (900)468-3825 (900-HOT-FUCK) and:
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[C:\] wats 9 468
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WATS v1.0 - 800/900 Exchange Database
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Written by Professor Falken & The Aptolcater
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Copyright (c) 1992 - Released 8/19/92
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Calls placed to (900)468-xxxx are routed through US Sprint equipment.
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[C:\]
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Why you would want this type of 900 information, I do not know. Unless you
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were going to social engineer yourself a free phone orgasm. Anyhow, this
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information is included anyway...
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If you ever forget how to run the program just type:
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------
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[C:\] wats
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And at the prompt and you will get a quick-usage screen which hopefully
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will be helpful, if not you must have the IQ of a retarted lineman- Please
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go back and review your 3rd grade homework again.
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CONCLUSION & GREETS
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This is the ending of the docs for WATS if there are any bugs or any
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questions, I can be reached on the following boards:
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806-793-4616 Celestial Woodlands
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602-894-1757 UPT Private
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Or if you prefer, I can be reached at the following:
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Internet: pfalken@mindvox.phantom.com
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Of course this documentation would not be complete without the legals...
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----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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All company names listed within the WATS program and this document are
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registered trademarks. The manner in which they are given here is the way
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they are shown in FCC / Bellcore records. This may vary to one extent or
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another from their full, official, or corporate names.
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The information herein was believed to be complete and correct at
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publication time, but is subject to change. The writers assumes no
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responsibility for the uses to which this information may be put.
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Any relation to persons living or dead is purely coincidential.
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----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Greetings go out to: All X-LOD/H members, X-Phortune 500 members, DPAK,
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Neon Knights, Bellcore, Cult of the Dead Cow -cDc- (what happened to Black
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Sept again?), Phrack Magazine, 2600 Magazine, Mondo 2000 (RU Sirius/Queen B
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your mag is turning lame), Lex, The Ronz!(haha), Red Rebel, The Rebel (718),
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Agent Steal, Taran King, Knight Lightning, Doctor Dissector & KC,
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Prometheus-BRUTE!, Anarchy, Wintermute, Dr. Cyclops, PJ, Digitone Cypher,
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Luis Cipher, INVALiD MEDiA, The VIZ, Twisted Sector, The Ranger, and
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Psychedelic C00kie.
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Many thanks to The Aptolcater! Later all...
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Professor Falken
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X-Legion of Doom Hackers!
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X-Phortune 500
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WATS v1.0 - 800/900 Exchange Database
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Written by Professor Falken & The Aptolcater
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Copyright (c) 1992 - Released 8/19/92
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