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