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NorthWestern Syndicate
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Presents:
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THE SYNDICATE REPORT
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Issue No. 1
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Written by The Sensei
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PC SYSTEMS/EXCHANGE NAME CHANGE:
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PC Systems/Exchange has changed it's name to NorthWestern Syndicate.
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Also, if you have been calling the number above, and keep getting a Bell
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recording, take it easy. NWS will be up soon enough. I will estimate on
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the 6th month, of the 1st day. This is just an approximation. And If decide
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to not set it up, then don't call. I'll simply not use the number anymore
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in my files.
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CCSN CARD HOLDERS:
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Corporate Communications advises that, for Bell Employees' convenience,
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starting April 14, they will hear an additional dial tone when using their
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CCSN Calling Card. Existing instructions indicate that before entering the
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authorizaion code they "PAUSE FOR 3 SECONDS...THEN"; effective April 14,
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that instruction will be "LISTEN FOR DIAL TONE...THEN".
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Anymore information on CCSN Cards, please get a hold on me. On most
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popular Ascii Express Lines/Bul.Board Systems.
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CENTREX/CENTRON CALL FORWARDING:
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There is a change of instructions to activate thecall forwarding
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feature. All station users who use the call forwarding feature, there are
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changes to be aware:
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OLD Instructions:
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1) Enter the call forwarding - activate code
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2) Enter "9"
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3) Enter the telephone number that calls are to be forwarded to.
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NEW Instructions:
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1) Enter the call forwarding - activate code
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2) Enter "Alternate Acces Code"
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3) Enter the number that calls are to be forwarded to.
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Also note that any call placed using the "Alternate Access Code" will
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be processed on the local or to toll network and be billed the standard
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DDD Rates.
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Sorry, they "Alternate Access Codes" will not be presented in this
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present file. Look for the next issue. The codes will be only in regional
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states with the 612 Area. Sorry for the rest of you, but if you ask me, I
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can give you information on retrieving them.
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MESSAGE SERVICES:
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Information Services announces it plans to expand two Message Services
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products starting June 4 in NorthWestern Bell's regional states.
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Selective Class of Call Screening, is a Bell product being offered to business
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customers. This service provides the abiltiy to restrict certain types of
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operator handled calls placed from their phones.
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Billed Number Screening, is available, but not offered. Formed is a product
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team: thus, product development is underway. Product features allow users
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to prohibit certain operator handled calls from being to to their phones. I
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know a lot of people that do this, but I see they will have a much tougher
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time getting away with it.
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Information Services' objective has been to expand customer base and provide
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additional revenue to line of business and Bell.
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U.S. WEST INFORMATION SYSTEMS SELLS PBX TO GSA:
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U.S. West InfoSystems Inc. has sold and InteCom Inc. Integrated
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Business Exchange (IBX) s/80 voice data PBX to the U.S. General Services
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Administration. The 8,500 line swithc will be installed in the GSA's new
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670,000--square-foot building in Portland, Ore., and thte U.S.West company
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will install, support and maintain the switch. Cutover is scheduled for
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July '86, according to the Bell.
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FCC RESTRICTS MINOR ACCESS TO DIAL-A-PORN:
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The FCC passes new regulations that will restrict access by minors to
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dial-a-porn services. Under the rules, users of the dial-a-porn recorded
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messages must arrange for special access codes or make payment for the calls
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by credit card. Access codes will be issued by providers of the services
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after proof of age by applicants. No real loss.
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GALLUP POLL REPORTS MA BELL ISN'T MISSED:
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A new Gallup Poll reports 84 percent of consumers say local phone
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service is equal to or better than two years ago. Only 14 percent say it
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is worse, in a survey conducted for the U.S.Telephone Association. But the
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respondents have mixed opinions of local phone companies since divestiture.
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There are 46 percent who have a less favorable attitude and 47 percent who
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it's the same or better.
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These polls should be given to regular users of the telephone. I know
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I could give them a few harsh stories about their better phone system.
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AT&T PROPOSES LONG-DISTANCE RATE DECREASE:
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AT&T proposed steep rate cuts on its LD service that will mostly
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benefit business users and will increase pressure on smaller LD competitors.
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AT&T said it proposed to the FCC rate cuts amounting to more than 1.5 billion
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a year. The steepest cut would be calling during the day and evening ho
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urs,
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when businesses make an estimate 90% of their calls and residents make about
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two-thirds of their calls. AT&T said regular LD rates (as will as rates for
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WATS and 800 services) would be cut...AT&T said it was passing along recent
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larger-then-expected rate cuts by the local telephone companies.
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This concludes this Issue No. 1 reports presented by:
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The Syndicate Report
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Copyright (C) May 18 1986 by The Sensei
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Other System Operators may use this file as long as nothing is altered.
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[Mother Earth BBS]
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Downloaded From P-80 International Information Systems 304-744-2253 12yrs+
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