Date:  Fri, 1 Dec 1995 16:42:58 EST

From:  Tony Vitale <vitale[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]DECTLK.ENET.DEC.COM>

Subject: Re: Zero or "o"?



In case anyone is interested, the Regional Bell Operating Companies is "oh"

as standard. When the DA operator gets the number from his/her computer, s/he

is already answering another call when we're listening to the digitized play-

back of the number. The always record the zero as "oh", unless the number ends

in two zeros in which some RBOCs will say "hundred" as in 7200 -> "seventy-teo

hundred." In other words, for the TELCOs, the default is "oh."



    \tony