• DocumentCode
    996930
  • Title

    New game in town (long distance telephone lines, illegal access)

  • Author

    Cook, Sy

  • Volume
    9
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1990
  • Firstpage
    20
  • Lastpage
    22
  • Abstract
    A brief examination is made of the long distance telephone industry and its evolution since the breakup of AT&T. The use of local access numbers by hackers who try to gain illegal access to long distance telephone systems is discussed. The methods used by one regional long distance carrier, South Tel of Florida to deal with the problem of illegal access are described.<>
  • Keywords
    telecommunication services; telephone lines; telephone systems; South Tel; illegal access; local access numbers; long distance telephone industry; long distance telephone lines; long distance telephone systems; Cities and towns; Computer hacking; Costs; Monopoly; Telecommunication traffic; Telephony;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Potentials, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0278-6648
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/45.46813
  • Filename
    46813
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=996930