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- VERSION 1.0
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- 800 / 900 Company Ownership Reverse Database
-
- by
-
- Professor Falken & The Aptolcater
-
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- (K-k00L graFiX!)
-
- INTRODUCTION
- ------------
-
- Welcome to WATS!!! WATS is basically an 800 or 900 company exchange
- ownership definer. It is VERY similar to the '800' reverse directory
- option off of my old program 'Phreak Tools.' However, this version is
- command line driven, much like my last program 'CNA Finder v2.0'. This
- program has been written under Microsoft C/C++ 7.0 and uses full optimization
- for speed of use. WATS is very well behaved, so don't fear its use under a
- multitasking / DOS shell environment.
-
- 800 BACKGROUND
- --------------
-
- The Bell System offered some of the first 'collect' calls to numbers
- under the 'ZENITH' program. To place a collect call to a party which has
- been designated a 'ZENITH' (Today it would be a normal 800 WATS-line)
- telephone number, the caller would dial the operator and give her a
- ZENITH number. Usually the ZENITH numbers were four digits long,
- the ones I can remember always ended with x000's. For instance, Northern
- States Power's old Power-Line Emergency number was ZENITH 7000. While
- ZENITH guaranteed a called parties acceptance of a charge call, it
- still required an operator to manually route the call, putting an extra
- burden on the telephone system (yeah right, it MADE jobs!).
-
- But low and behold, a better way of dialing collect was devised,
- the 800 WATS areacode. 800 WATS service was made available to the general
- public in 1967. At the time, exchanges of WATS numbers were associated with
- exact geographic areas. For instance the (800)421-xxxx exchange was routed
- to the 213 (now 310) areacode which is Los Angeles California. However,
- using this type of routing calls proved to be bamb00zled, because for each
- areacode, they needed an 800 exchange.
-
- But after 15 years of scratching Ma'Bells head they decided to change
- the way 800 service was set up. In 1982, a computer database was setup to
- match the number called to its corresponding set of routing instructions.
- Allowing overflow traffic on one companies WATS line to be routed to
- another office location of the same company. At the time, this was an
- engineering marvel, and Bellcore patted their heads and scratched their
- tummys for many days, but possibly not in that order.
-
- In 1984 after the breakup of the Bell System, Bell's research and
- development labs 'BELLCORE' assumed the allocation of 800 exchanges.
- Then in 1986, Bellcore FROZE all but 35 of AT&T's 800 exchanges.
- The frozen exchanges could not be assigned unless AT&T demonstrated that
- 70% of all its exchanges were being used. Since 1986, Bellcore has
- unfrozen quite a few exchanges to supply the demand of the booming WATS
- market. In the 'WATS' program, 65 of AT&T's 800 exchanges are shown as
- 'assignable' and 116 exchanges are shown as 'frozen'. Those two numbers
- correspond to the original 181 geographic exchanges that were in effect
- in 1982.
-
- In 1987, Microwave Communications Inc. (MCI) became the first WATS
- carrier to directly compete with AT&T in that market. Since then
- many companies from US Sprint to Joe Shmo' and his sister Ho, have started
- their own WATS service. Currently, companies wanting to offer 800 service
- are assigned an exchange by Bellcore. For instance, if you were to dial
- (800)286-xxxx it would be routed to the equipment owned by Southern New
- England Telephone.
-
- Mathematically, there are 1000 different exchanges which can be
- issued, and there are 10,000 different numbers per exchange. This creates
- a grand total of 10 million possible WATS telephone customers. However,
- only 80% of those 10 million are 'usable' combinations. Those exchanges
- that have been deemed unsuitable by Bellcore are any exchanges that start
- with 0 or 1, and 211,311,611, and 911 etc. As of this writing only 180
- suitable and assignable exchanges remain at Bellcore's dispensory.
-
- Exchanges assigned by Bellcore do not neccesarily have to be in use.
- Sometimes companies are assigned WATS exchanges, yet they have not even
- begun operations. In other cases, firms may have merged or terminated
- operations and their numbers have not been reassigned at publication time.
- Some unused exchanges DO NOT appear in the program as even being assigned.
- One small detail is that it is possible for a corporation to be assigned an
- exchange and use it exclusively for its own use, rather than selling long
- distance time on it.
-
- 900 BACKGROUND
- --------------
-
- The 900 areacode was the first Pay-per-Call / Pay-per-Minute
- type of service available to the public. In 1987, the first 900 exchanges
- were opened assigned to companies wanting to compete with AT&T. Telesphere
- became the first company to offer competing service with AT&T. The assignment
- of 900 exchanges is similar to the assignment of 800 exchanges. Because 900
- service is still in its infant years (on a Bell scale) not very many exchanges
- have been assigned, and those that have been assigned, have not yet begun
- service.
-
- INSTRUCTIONS
- ------------
-
- Using WATS is simpler than hacking a Unix, even your crippled
- grandmother can use it! For instance, I just got a PBX from some k0de d00d
- and I want to know the possibilities of getting busted when I call all my
- k-rAdIkal phriends to let them know I just got a k0de. So I check out the
- PBX number (800)255-8415 (Actually the National Security Agency). Since
- its an 800 number, the first argument on the command line is an '8'. The
- exchange is 255 and it is the last argument on the command line. You would
- type:
-
- -------
- [C:\] wats 8 255
-
- WATS v1.0 - 800/900 Exchange Database
- Written by Professor Falken & The Aptolcater
- Copyright (c) 1992 - Released 8/19/92
-
- Calls placed to (800)255-xxxx are routed through AT&T-C's Assignable equipment.
-
- [C:\]
- -------
-
- This means that the 255 exchange is owned by the AT&T Company, and its
- assignable. Doesn't need much decipherment does it?
-
- To find out who owns a 900 fuckshop exchange, its basically the same as the
- 800 search. I take my number (900)468-3825 (900-HOT-FUCK) and:
-
- -------
- [C:\] wats 9 468
-
- WATS v1.0 - 800/900 Exchange Database
- Written by Professor Falken & The Aptolcater
- Copyright (c) 1992 - Released 8/19/92
-
- Calls placed to (900)468-xxxx are routed through US Sprint equipment.
-
- [C:\]
- -------
-
- Why you would want this type of 900 information, I do not know. Unless you
- were going to social engineer yourself a free phone orgasm. Anyhow, this
- information is included anyway...
-
-
- If you ever forget how to run the program just type:
- ------
- [C:\] wats
-
- ------
-
- And at the prompt and you will get a quick-usage screen which hopefully
- will be helpful, if not you must have the IQ of a retarted lineman- Please
- go back and review your 3rd grade homework again.
-
-
- CONCLUSION & GREETS
- -------------------
-
- This is the ending of the docs for WATS if there are any bugs or any
- questions, I can be reached on the following boards:
-
- 806-793-4616 Celestial Woodlands
- 602-894-1757 UPT Private
-
- Or if you prefer, I can be reached at the following:
-
- Internet: pfalken@mindvox.phantom.com
-
- Of course this documentation would not be complete without the legals...
-
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- All company names listed within the WATS program and this document are
- registered trademarks. The manner in which they are given here is the way
- they are shown in FCC / Bellcore records. This may vary to one extent or
- another from their full, official, or corporate names.
-
- The information herein was believed to be complete and correct at
- publication time, but is subject to change. The writers assumes no
- responsibility for the uses to which this information may be put.
-
- Any relation to persons living or dead is purely coincidential.
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-
- Greetings go out to: All X-LOD/H members, X-Phortune 500 members, DPAK,
- Neon Knights, Bellcore, Cult of the Dead Cow -cDc- (what happened to Black
- Sept again?), Phrack Magazine, 2600 Magazine, Mondo 2000 (RU Sirius/Queen B
- your mag is turning lame), Lex, The Ronz!(haha), Red Rebel, The Rebel (718),
- Agent Steal, Taran King, Knight Lightning, Doctor Dissector & KC,
- Prometheus-BRUTE!, Anarchy, Wintermute, Dr. Cyclops, PJ, Digitone Cypher,
- Luis Cipher, INVALiD MEDiA, The VIZ, Twisted Sector, The Ranger, and
- Psychedelic C00kie.
-
- Many thanks to The Aptolcater! Later all...
-
- Professor Falken
- X-Legion of Doom Hackers!
- X-Phortune 500
-
-
-
-
- WATS v1.0 - 800/900 Exchange Database
- Written by Professor Falken & The Aptolcater
- Copyright (c) 1992 - Released 8/19/92
-
- <EOF>