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157 lines
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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
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TESTS START FOR LONG DISTACE
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" EQUAL ACCESS " SWITCHING
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FROM: <S><C><A><N><*><M><A><N>
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Well, I'm sure most of you phreaks have
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heard many rumors about gaining access
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to MCI, SPRINT etc... in the POST
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DIVESTITURE age. The most common rumor
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is that there will be no access
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available after 1986. well, you are
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partially correct and have good reason
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to worry. While it is true that there
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will be an "EQUAL ACCESS" switching
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through all available call services
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(MCI,SPRINT,etc.) there will still be
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the need for extenal access to these
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companies as the business man who
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travels will need to make calls from
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places other than his home fone, so it
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will (in my opinion) be neccesary to
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leave the dialups open. However you
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will have the option to use say sprint
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by say picking up you fone and dialing
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1+ a/c+number as you will have equal
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acces to all long distance venders as
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well as AT&T. You will also have the
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option of over-riding your vender.
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Befor all this gets to complicated let
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me show you a reprint of a TELCO
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company newsletter that is very
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informative... READ IT CAREFULLY. It's
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dated:2/1/84
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THIS IS ORIGINAL MATERIAL BROUGHT TO
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YOU FROM PIRATE-80-SYSTEMS AND
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<S><C><A><N><*><M><A><N>
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BELL LABS, WESTERN ELECTRIC, AND AT&T
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will be testing will be testing long
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distance equal access when a NEW
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SOFTWARE PACKAGE is cut over in the
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SOUTH CHARLESTON (Thats right folks of
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all the places in the entire country
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and they have to choose CHARLESTON,WV.)
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ON FEB, 3 1984.
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EQUAL ACCESS MEANS LITERALLY WHAT IT
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SAY'S.
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ACCORDING TO THE MODIFIED FINAL
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JUDGEMENT,equal access will allow ALL
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INTEREXCHANGE long distance carriers
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the option to choose the same access
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AT&T has in connecting to local
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exchange offices nationwide.
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The SOUTH CHARLESTON cut is being
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discribed as the FIRST step toward
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nationwaide equal access. WEST VIRGINIA
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is conducting the FIRST NATIONAL TRIALS
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of the Bell Labs equal access GenericProgram.
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The computer memory and the capacity of
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the S. Charleston 1A ESS has been
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expanded for the tests.the 1A is the
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workhourse of the nations switching
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machines. It has the capacity of up to
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129,000 lines.
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Two other WEST VIRGINIA CENTRAL OFFICES
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will also be retrofitted for equal
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access- the CHARLESTON 1A in MARCH and
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the parkersburg #1 ESS in APRIL (this
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should be of interest to the local
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phreaks).
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The Bell Labs technicians conducting
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equal access tests will make calls
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between WEST VIRGINIA cities and INDIAN
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HILL, ILL. to test the software.
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Customers will not be involved untile
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tests are complete in Sept. 84. They
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will not be effected during the tests
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However,when equal access is possible,
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they will be able to make long distance
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calls with the carrier(vender-mci,etc.)
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of their choosing (wouldnt you know I'd
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be the first guy in the country to be
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stuck with this shit).
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The software for the 1A and other
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switches will allow local operating
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companies such as C&P (Part of Bell
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Atlantic) to program into there local
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switching machines the customers CHOICE
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OF LONG DISTANCE COMPANIES. Every time
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the customer dials 1+ and a long
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distance number, the appropriate long
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distance company can be billed.
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The system is designed to allow
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customers to "OVERRIDE" THEIR CHOICE OF
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LONG DISTANCE providers,if they
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desire,by dialing five digits --
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1+OXXX.
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Today companies either have their own
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network or lease WIDE AREA TELEPHONE
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service (WATS) lines from AT&T. Their
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customers may have to dial up to 21
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digits to access the services.
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By Sept.1,84,every Bell operating
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company must have at least one central
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office capable of providing equal
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access.
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BY Sept.1,85, one third of a companies
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subscriber lines must be served by
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central offices capable of equal
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access.
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By Sept.1,86 all central offices must
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provide equall acces if a long distance
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company (MCI ETC.) places a bona fide
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request.
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I MAY BE [garbled text] SHIT BUT
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LOOK AT THE BRIGHT SIDE, ALL YOU
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PHREAKS WILL KNOW WHATS HAPPENING AS IT
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HAPPENS (THE FIRST THING TO CHECK IS TO
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SEE IF SPRINT AND MCI CLOSE THEIR LOCAL
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DIALUPS AFTER THIS TAKES EFFECT) SO
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REMEMBER FOR THE INSIDE ON THE INSIDE
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STAY TUNED TO PIRATE-80-SYSTEMS THERE
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WILL BE UPDATES AS INFOMATION BECOMES
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AVAILABLE. SINCE PIRATE-80 HAS BEEN
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INFLICED WITH THIS WE MIGHT AS WELL
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LEARN FROM IT SO STAY TUNED.......
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<S><C><A><N><*><M><A><N>
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