Return-Path: Received: by massis.lcs.mit.edu (8.7.4/NSCS-1.0S) id WAA22043; Wed, 14 Aug 1996 22:32:19 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 14 Aug 1996 22:32:19 -0400 (EDT) From: ptownson@massis.lcs.mit.edu (TELECOM Digest Editor) Message-Id: <199608150232.WAA22043@massis.lcs.mit.edu> To: ptownson@massis.lcs.mit.edu Subject: TELECOM Digest V16 #409 TELECOM Digest Wed, 14 Aug 96 21:53:00 EDT Volume 16 : Issue 409 Inside This Issue: Editor: Patrick A. Townson Re: Jeopardy Situation in NPA 407 (Florida) (John Cropper) Re: Detritus of 708 Area Code Change (John Cropper) Re: USA Technology is Awfully Backward (Demian Vieira de Souza) Joys of Deregulation (Tad Cook) Additional NPA Details: Jamaica, Houston, Dallas (Mark J. Cuccia) CMC 7900 SC Batteries Wanted (aschrock@ziplink.net) Software/Maps for NAP-NXX, LATA Info (National) (Thomas P. Brisco) Re: Voicemail and Unix (Andrew Robson) Re: Information Wanted on Digital PBX (Stan W. Mosley) Re: Calling Card Rates to Mexico (Keith W. Brown) Delay in CLID Release in New Zealand (Ken Moselen) Software Translation Engineer - German and/or French (Paul Smith) Does Lucent or Nortel do PRI on DS3? (William J. Halverson) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: psyber@usa.pipeline.com (John Cropper) Subject: Re: Jeopardy Situation in NPA 407 (Florida) Date: 14 Aug 1996 21:58:48 GMT Organization: MindSpring On Aug 13, 1996 09.23.53 in article , 'Mark J. Cuccia ' wrote: > From a search on "PL-" documents on Bellcore's Catalog via the web, Area > Code 407 in Florida seems to be in a "jeopardy situation". The document > which declares this is "PL-NANP-007", dated 6 August 1996. The description > of the document (which is *outrageously* priced at US$10.00) indicates that > it is only *TWO* pages long, probably just a cover sheet and a single page > with a brief paragraph describing that central-office NXX codes are being > used up rather fast. > Area Code 407 was just recently split, with the new Area Code 561, going > into permissive dialing on 13 May 1996, with mandatory dialing to begin on > 13 April 1997. That is entirely possible, since the 407 NXXs are still being tied up in permissive dialing. Permissive dialing periods are being dragged out WAY too long; Ameritech made theirs 90 *days* in the cases of 708/847 and 708/630; there's no reason why other areas of the country need as much as fourteen months per ... John Cropper NiS / NexComm Box 277 Pennington, NJ USA 08534-0277 Inside NJ : 609.637.9434 Outside NJ: 888.NPA.NFO2 (672.6362) Fax : 609.637.9430 email : psyber@usa.pipeline.com ------------------------------ From: psyber@usa.pipeline.com (John Cropper) Subject: Re: Detritus of 708 Area Code Change Date: 14 Aug 1996 22:03:12 GMT Organization: MindSpring On Aug 13, 1996 10.27.22 in article , 'H.A. Kippenhan Jr. ' wrote: > We've just gotten our first notification here at Fermilab about switch > software updates that will change the SPID values on all NI-1 ISDN BRI > lines. As an example, the 5ESS that serves Geneva and the 5E Remote > Module that provides Centrex service to Fermilab will be upgraded on > Oct. 17. You may wish to enquire if any of the readers have the > complete list for the entire 708 (er, now 630) area code and would > care to post it? Here you go: CHICAGO AREA CODE CHANGE INFORMATION EXCHANGE PREFIXES MOVING FROM AREA CODE 708 TO 630 ON AUGUST 3, 1996 203 207 208 212 213 217 218 220 221 222 223 224 226 230 231 232 234 237 238 241 243 244 245 247 249 250 251 252 253 255 256 257 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 271 272 273 274 275 278 279 282 284 285 287 289 291 292 293 294 300 304 305 306 307 314 315 321 322 323 325 329 332 336 337 347 350 351 355 357 363 365 368 369 372 373 377 378 380 393 405 406 407 408 415 416 420 431 434 436 443 444 462 464 466 469 471 472 477 483 494 495 502 505 507 510 512 513 515 525 527 528 529 530 535 537 538 539 542 543 545 552 553 554 556 557 558 564 565 571 572 573 574 575 582 584 585 586 589 595 600 601 602 603 609 610 612 613 616 617 620 624 627 628 629 632 637 641 648 653 654 655 663 665 668 676 680 682 684 690 691 695 698 702 713 714 716 717 719 722 726 731 736 739 743 744 746 751 752 759 766 767 769 773 775 778 782 783 787 789 790 792 794 801 807 810 814 819 820 826 828 829 830 832 833 834 837 840 844 845 847 850 851 852 856 858 859 860 867 871 875 876 879 887 889 892 893 894 896 897 898 904 905 906 907 908 910 913 916 920 924 930 932 941 942 953 954 955 960 961 963 964 968 969 970 971 972 977 978 979 980 983 985 986 987 990 993 997 ALL EXCHANGE PREFIXES NOT MOVED TO 630 OR 847 REMAIN IN THE 708 AREA CODE. Permissive dialing period begins at 2:00 am CDT on August 3, 1996. Permissive dialing period ends at 2:00 am CDT on November 30, 1996. Test number: (630) 204-1204 gives recording if successfully dialed. Source: Bellcore IL-95/07-015. Accuracy of sources not guaranteed. Compiled by: Pierre Thomson, Telecom Manager, Rifton Enterprises John Cropper NiS / NexComm PO Box 277 Pennington, NJ USA 08534-0277 Inside NJ : 609.637.9434 Outside NJ: 888.NPA.NFO2 (672.6362) Fax : 609.637.9430 email : psyber@usa.pipeline.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 14 Aug 1996 18:36:37 -0500 From: Demian Vieira de Souza Organization: JCPenney Subject: Re: USA Technology is Awfully Backward Mark Tenenbaum (mark.tenenbaum@telops.gte.com) wrote: > In article Anthony > writes: >> And I wonder when would the US Congress approve some extra money >> so USA can adapt the international metric system and catch up >> with the rest of the world? Why Americans still use the length of the >> feet of a British King who died thousands of years ago to measure the >> length of every thing? > Makes *me* wonder: > Upon ultimate conversion to the metric system, would that mean > that the # button will need to be referred to as the "Gram" button rather > than the "pound" button? Well, some people and some automated telephone systems refer to "#" as the "number button." > And wondering even further: > Who says the rest of the world is necessarily right? True, but before perpetuating "Here in the US this is what we do..." and referring to other nations as "...the rest of the world," it is also correct to say that not adopting world standards only creates difficulty in international business, as quoted in some of the other replies concerning automobile production, T1 vs. E1, etc ... On the other hand the use of measurements is particular to the field of work you are in. For example aviation uses "feet", particularly "thousands of feet" worldwide (according to some pilots I know). And we techies all over the world do have an affinity for those darn 1's and 0's we call "bits." So it is all relative. Cordially, Demian Vieira de Souza - Comm Analyst JCPenney Communications Systems 12700 Park Central Place M/C 6009 Dallas, TX 75252, USA Office:(214)591-7361 FAX:(214)531-7361/591-6721 Internet: DVIEI1@JCPENNEY.COM / PROFS ID: DVIEI1 ------------------------------ From: Tad Cook Subject: Joys of Deregulation Date: Wed, 14 Aug 1996 11:45:03 -0700 (PDT) From http://www.sfgate.com/columnists/carroll/index.html Tuesday, August 6, 1996 + Page E8 1996 San Francisco Chronicle The Joys Of Deregulation JON CARROLL I HAVE FIVE PHONE BILLS. I'm supposed to have six phone bills. Where is my other phone bill? This is not a question one used to hear. I have three phone lines. Two people have home offices in my home, so we need three phone lines. One for voice, one for modem, one for fax. At times, that doesn't seem like enough, but we are resisting adding a second voice line. Next, we'd have to hire a receptionist. Back in the good old days, as we call 1995, I got three phone bills, one for each line. That was an arrangement my brain could understand. It was oh so merry and innocent, back in 1995. Then things changed. I don't know why. Perhaps we did something. It is so very hard to understand the deregulated phone system. Every company is competing for my business. They've got Candice Bergen and Whoopi Goldberg and Whitney Houston and 800 happy Asian businessmen, all of them making me an offer I can't refuse. Also: an offer I can't understand. I suppose I could read all the literature that comes with my phone bill, but who has the time? Last time I read one of those pamphlets, it appeared to be offering me a chance on a mountain bike. What does that have to do with phones? So I pretty much drift with the breeze, phone- wise. My friend Adair adopts the opposite tack. She signs up for every introductory offer; she changes phone companies every two weeks. She's a phone slut. Me, I go with the flow. TWO MONTHS ago, I suddenly got three bills from Pacific Bell, as is normal, and two bills from AT&T. That's three lines, five bills. I was concerned. Apparently, while I was off getting my hat blocked, responsibility for my phone service was sundered in twain. Pacific Bell handles calls to people named Ed and everything that happens under my house. AT&T handles videoconferencing, teleporting and all calls to women named Candy who want to give me an earful. But AT&T sent me only two bills. ("Only two bills" -- there's a '90s phrase). What happened to the bill for the services not covered by Pac Bell on Line No. 3? I thought perhaps AT&T had forgotten to send me the third bill. You can see how insulated I am from the real world. So I called AT&T and asked where my third bill was. I was transferred from human to human in an amusing roundelay of brief interpersonal interactions punctuated by long stretches of soothing music. Finally, a woman said, "We're not supposed to tell you who your other carrier is." "Ah." "Perhaps if you give me your account numbers." I did so. She left; she came back. "I have received permission. Your other carrier is MCI." "So I should be getting a bill from MCI?` "I couldn't say. Perhaps." SO NOW I am in the clutches of three distinct telephonic entities. There used to be one phone entity, but we all hated it a lot and demanded that it be broken up. So now it has been, and we are beating our heads upon the flagstones and saying, "Dumb dumb dumb, we were soooo dumb." I have a vague memory of someone asking me if I wanted to save $100. Well, sure I do. But I didn't sign anything. Tracy didn't sign anything. Can things really be switched around just on the word of whoever answers the phone? Maybe it was a houseguest. I have several friends who are easily puckish enough to agree to whatever proposal a telephonic stranger makes. Maybe it was one of those Columbia Record Club kind of mailings: "If you don't want us to change your phone service every month, please make an X in the box below the box labeled Z unless this is August." My plan is to do nothing. That is always my plan. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 14 Aug 1996 14:36:35 -0700 From: Mark J. Cuccia Subject: Additional NPA Details: Jamaica, Houston, Dallas The latest from Bellcore NANPA's webpage: (http://www.bellcore.com/NANP/newarea.html) 876 Jamaica split from 809 (http://www.bellcore.com/NANP/876.html) permissive dialing begins: 01 May 1997 mandatory dialing begins: 01 Nov 1997 test number: 876-JAMAICA (876-526-2422) contact (tel): 809-967-9783 contact (fax): 809-967-2298 Houston Split (http://www.bellcore.com/NANP/281.html) central (core) area remains 713, outer (ring) area becomes 281 permissive dialing begins: 02 Nov 1996 mandatory dialing begins: 03 May 1997 test number: 281-SWB-TEST (281-792-8378) Dallas Split (http://www.bellcore.com/NANP/972.html) central (core) area remains 214, outer (ring) area becomes 972 permissive dialing begins: 14 Sep 1996 mandatory dialing begins: 14 Mar 1997 test number: 972-SWB-TEST (972-792-8378) No contact numbers were given for Dallas or Houston. Houston's 281 already has cellular numbers in that area code. I don't know if Dallas' 972 has any cellular or other wireless numbers already active in its new area code. Both 281 and 972 (as well as 630 in the Chicago area and 562 in the Southern CA area) have been available in switches/equipment that *I've* used for *quite* some time now. Of course, there are those COCOTs which don't have any new NNX format NPA's validly programmed even by now, but I would use the 800 (or 950) access to the carrier of my choice anyway when calling from a COCOT, and *NEVER* 0+NPA- from them! MARK J. CUCCIA PHONE/WRITE/WIRE: HOME: (USA) Tel: CHestnut 1-2497 WORK: mcuccia@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu |4710 Wright Road| (+1-504-241-2497) Tel:UNiversity 5-5954(+1-504-865-5954)|New Orleans 28 |fwds on no-answr to Fax:UNiversity 5-5917(+1-504-865-5917)|Louisiana(70128)|cellular/voicemail ------------------------------ From: aschrock@zipnet.net (Andrew) Subject: CMC 7900 SC Batteries Wanted Date: 14 Aug 1996 18:10:11 -0400 Organization: ZIPNET.NET - The NorthEast US's premier ISP I picked up a CMC 7900SC at an electronics flea market ... A description is a black handset w/chinrest with the standard keypad, plus a set of option keys. In the middle of the handset is a mute and another button, which I'm not sure of what it does. Problem: I brought it home before testing it and realizing that the batteries are dead. The phone number on the handset was disconnected, so I really have no way of getting their type. They are flat and oblong, with "VARTA V100R" stamped on them. There are four of them together used in the phone. I would assume that they are 1.5 volt lithiums, but I'm not sure. I have tried just hooking up four AAA batteries to the correct leads with no effect. If anybody has any ideas about this handset, please let me know. It's appreciated. Sincerely, Andrew aschrock@ziplink.net ------------------------------ From: Thomas P. Brisco Subject: Software/Maps for NAP-NXX, LATA Info (National) Date: Wed, 14 Aug 1996 18:10:06 -0400 Organization: IEEE I've been doing a lot of work lately with Telcos in some particularly spread-out regions, and have been banging my head against problems finding out particular information about LATAs, NPA-NXX, and service providers in the areas (these areas range from Virginia, to New York State, to California). Does anyone know of a complete North America (or, I'll take just the US) LATA MAPS including NPA-NXX for the major carriers (LEC and IXC) within those LATAs? I think software would be preferred, but I'll take paper ... (street address for COs would be a big plus!!). Or am I looking for the Telecom holy grail? Any help would be much appreciated. Tom ------------------------------ From: arobson@nv2.uswnvg.com (Andrew Robson) Subject: Re: Voicemail and Unix Date: 14 Aug 1996 21:48:10 GMT Organization: U S WEST NewVector Group, Inc. Ed James (edjames@migration.com) wrote: > Has anyone had any experience hooking a unix box up to a vociemail > system that isn't designed for it? Hooking boxes together that weren't designed for each other is allways lots of fun. Be prepared to spend a while at it. I can advise on part of your question. > If I could hook the unix box up to the parallel port of the Startalk, > and if I could convince the startalk to generate reports on a daily > basis (or more frequently), I could parse the report on the unix side, > and generate the required voicemail. I recomend buying a parallel to serial converter. Check at a local computer shop or try some catalogs (e.g. Black Box). You should be able to read serial data into UNIX without much trouble. Causing the machine to generate reports is something else. Does it have a serial port you could cable to one on the UNIX machine and drive from a chron file job? Best of luck, Andy ------------------------------ From: telescan@tricon.net (Stan W. Mosley) Subject: Re: Information Wanted on Digital PBX Date: 15 Aug 1996 00:07:08 GMT Organization: Telescan, Inc. In article , reddp@ix.netcom.com says: > What is a "digital" PBX and when and where would it be used? Would it > carry/conduct normal telephone traffic, say between an internet > service provider and a modem over phone lines ... or is strictly for > connection of computers, e.g. mainframe and satellite systems? I'm > doing research. Thanks! A digital PBX is simply an on premis switch which primarily provides voice services. What makes it "digital" is the matrix which is based on the T1 digital protocol (Time Division Multiplexing). These switches normally have T1 (DS1) interfaces which connect with the local telco and/or interexchange carrier. The line side of the switch provides POTS (Plain Old Telephone Service). Analog to digital multiplexing (and vice versa) is performed on the line side of the switch so that normal telephone instruments (analog) can communicate through the matrix. ------------------------------ From: Keith W. Brown Subject: Re: Calling Card Rates to Mexico Date: 15 Aug 1996 00:28:13 GMT Organization: CallCom International Yosef Rabinowitz wrote in article : > I have a customer who rents office space in a standard business > center. The landlord has exclusivity on the phone lines and charges > AT&T's standard rates + 20%. Customer does a few thousand minutes to > Mexico zones 4 and 7. I cannot give 10XXX service since the landlord > has blocked it. I am looking for a calling card platform (pre-paid or > otherwise) that has rates to Mexico at 50" per minute or less. If your customer has direct access out without having to dial "9" first (can't be on a PBX), we can offer him in Band 4: Peak - $0.53 and Off-Peak - $0.39 per minute. Band 7: Peak - $0.66 and Off-Peak - $0.61per minute. Peak Periods run from 0700 to 1900 hours, all other times are off-peak. This is not calling card access. Hope this helps! Keith W. Brown URL: http://www.callcom.com E-mail: newsinfo@callcom.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Aug 1996 07:54:39 +1200 From: Moselen, Ken Subject: Delay in CLID Release in New Zealand Gidday Pat, Just a couple more things on the introduction of Call Display into New Zealand, which was to be launched this week. As of Monday this week, Telecom said the launch will be delayed until September at the earliest, due to technical difficulties. Apparently the problem has to do with using *67 to block the display of your number. In some cases this is also blocking the delivery of your number to Telecom's Billing Computer -- which makes it understandable that Telecom _wants_ to fix it. On a different but related front, BellSouth New Zealand has announced that it will be offering a Caller ID service on it's GSM Cellular Network by the end of the year. Oh, the * feature codes that are/will be current in New Zealand at the moment (these are generally different to those in the USA and Canada) ... *52 - Disable call waiting for the current call only *67 - Disable the display of your CLID *65 - Enable the display of your CLID Ken Moselen CAD Administrator, City Design, Christchurch City Council, PO Box 237, Christchurch, New Zealand. Ken.Moselen@ccc.govt.nz Tel: +64.3.3711708 Fax: +64.3.3711783 Gsm: +64.21.337963 ------------------------------ From: lloydpc@ix.netcom.com (Paul Smith) Subject: Software Translation Engineer - German and/or French Date: 14 Aug 1996 21:34:55 GMT Organization: Netcom Our client, located on Long Island, is in the process of converting their lead software products specifically for other countries across the world. These software products are well known and leading edge. As a Software Translation Engineer you will be reviewing all translated software for workability and functionality. Specifically you will create and maintain test specification, test scripts, perform testing, perform "look and feel" test, support third party vendors, repair bugs, meet deadlines, prepare reports, etc. It is essential that you have strong linguistic abilities in both English and (German and/or French). Additionally you must be able to grasp complex technical subjects quickly and explain them both orally and in writing. You must be able to work effectively with both company employees as well as third party German and/or French trans- lators and developers. A BS in CS, EE, EET or MIS or equivalent work experience is desired along with at least one year in software localization. A working knowledge of DOS, Windows, Macintosh, OS/2, NetWare, Windows NT, and UNIX would be desirable. If you are looking for a growth position in THE dynamic department of a dynamic software company, this could be the answer. All face-to-face interviews will be at Corporate Headquarters and at their expense. FULL RELOCATION AND/OR VISA SPONSORSHIP IS AVAILABLE. Compensation is planned in the high $30K to low $50K range. A superior benefits package is included. If you should have an interest in pursuing this opportunity, please forward your resume and then contact: Paul D. Smith, President - Lloyd Staffing Phone - 603-424-0020 or 800-763-6707 Fax - 603-424-8207 Email - Paul@Lloydstaffing.com Snail Mail - 7 Medallion Center, Merrimack, NH 03054 ------------------------------ From: William J. Halverson Subject: Does Lucent or Nortel do PRI on DS3? Date: Wed, 14 Aug 1996 17:28:12 -0700 Organization: Pacific Bell's Healthcare Market Group One way is to take 28 PRI T1s and just M13 up to DS3, but that is not elegant, as 27 other DS0s are wasted on signalling for their respective T1's B channels. [I.e. why use all those DS0 for D channels, when all the BRIs are connected to the same DS3 port at the other end?] Curious if anyone knows of a 'native' PRI-on-DS3 approach, wherein one DS0 of the DS3's 28x24 = 672. DS0 is the D channel for the other 671 B channels. Would same _alot_ of space and hardware $$$ for the ISPs, boy, letmetellya ... 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