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From: Sean_Oliver@mindlink.bc.ca (Sean Oliver)
Subject: Re: Need to find out number to a phone line
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1993 03:39:44 GMT
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> Joseph Mich Krzeszewsk writes:
>
> Msg-ID: <1quomg$f6m@bigboote.WPI.EDU>
> Posted: 19 Apr 1993 17:49:04 GMT
>
> Org.  : Worcester Polytechnic Institute
>
> Well, this is my second try at posting on this subject. Here goes...
>         In Texas (Corpus Christi at least) if you pick up the phone and
> dial
>         890 the phone company will read the number of the phone you are on
>         back to you. I believe the service department uses this to make
>         certain they are repairing the correct lines when they open the BIG
>         junction boxes. I don't know if it will work but you can give it a
>         try. Good luck.
>
>

Where I live, I use BCTEL. The number to dial is 211 for the same result.

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