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File: DEALING WITH THE R&R OPERATOR
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		    Dealing with the Rate & Route Operator

						  by Fred Steinbeck (TAP #88)

  It seems that fewer and fewer people have blue boxes these days, and that is 
really too bad.  Blue boxes, while not all that great for making free calls 
(since the TPC can tell when the call was made, as well as where it was too and
 from), are really a lot of fun to play with.  Short of becoming a real live
TSPS operator,they are about the only way you can really play with the network.

  For the few of you with blue boxes, here are some phrases which may make life
easier when dealing with the rate & route (R&R) operators.  To get the R&R op,
you send a KP + 141 + ST.  In some areas you may need to put another NPA before
 the 141 (i.e., KP + 213 + 141 + ST), if you have no local R&R ops.

  The R&R operator has a myriad of information, and all it takes to get this 
data is mumbling cryptic phrases.  There are basically four special phrases to 
give the R&R ops.  They are NUMBERS route, DIRECTORY route, OPERATOR route, and
PLACE NAME.

 You get an R&R an area code for a city, one can call the R&R operator and ask 
for the numbers route.	For example, to find the area code for Carson City, 
Nevada, we'd ask the R&R op for "Carson City, Nevada, numbers route,please." 
and get the answer, "Right... 702 plus." meaning that 702 plus 7 digits gets us
there.

 Sometimes directory assitance isn't just NPA + 131.  The way to get these 
routings is to call R&R and ask for "Anaheim, Calafornia, directory route, 
please." Of course, she'd tell us it was 714 plus, which means 714 + 131 gets 
us the D.A. op there.  This is sort of pointless example, but I couldn't come 
up with a better one on short notice.

 Let's say you wanted to find out how to get to the inward operator for Sacremento, California.  The first six digits of a number in that city will be
required (the NPA and an NXX).	For example, let us usem 916 756. We would call
R&R, and when the operator answered, say, "916 756, operator route, please."
The operator would say, "916 plus 001 plus."  This means that 916 + 001 + 121
will get you the inward operator for Sacramento.

 Do you know the city which corresponds to 503 640?  The R&R operator does, and
will tell you that it is Hillsboro, Oregon, if you sweetly ask for "Place name, 503 640, please."

 For example, let's say you need the directory route for Sveg, Sweden. Simply 
call R&R, and ask for, "International, Baden, Switzerland.  TSPS directory 
route, please."  In response to this, you'd get, "Right... Directory to Sveg, 
Sweden.  Country code 46 plus 1170."  So you'd route yourself to an 
international sender, and send 46 + 1170 to get the D.A. operator in Sweden.

 Inward operator routings to various countries are obtained the same way 
"International, London, England, TSPS inward route, please." and get "Country
code 44 plus 121."  Therefore, 44 plus 121 gets you inward for London.

 Inwards can get you language assitance if you don't speak the language.
Tell the foreign inward, "United Staes calling.  Language assitance in
completing a call to (caled party) at (called number)."

 R&R operators are people are people too, y'know.  So always be polite,
make sure use of 'em, and dial with care.

Note:  As a result of the break-up, R&R is now KP+800+141+1212+ST

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