RE: If Verisign *really* wants to help ...

[Vivien M.]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-nanog@merit.edu [mailto:owner-nanog@merit.edu] On 
> Behalf Of Sean Donelan
> Sent: September 20, 2003 6:29 PM
> To: Lyndon Nerenberg
> Cc: nanog@merit.edu
> Subject: Re: If Verisign *really* wants to help ...
> 
> 
> 
> On Sat, 20 Sep 2003, Lyndon Nerenberg wrote:
> > The logical follow-on to IP-based Sitefinder is SS7-based 
> Phonefinder. 
> > I propose we redirect all "not in service" telephone numbers to 
> > Verisign's CEOs direct telephone number.
> 
> Actually, AT&T already tried that once upon a time.
> 
> If you dialed a number that was busy or not in service it 
> redirected you to a "helpful" recording offering for a small 
> charge to ring you back when the number was available.
> 
> AT&T discontinued it less than a week later.

Just out of curiosity, why did they discontinue it?

Here in Bell Canada land, this type of thing has been around for hm... 8
years or so? There was a big outcry the first week or so from dialup users
(at the time, busy signals were more common than now), then eventually they
all did the *XX code to permanently disable it. It is still enabled on new
[residential, at least] POTS lines.

Vivien
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