Stored Program Controlled Network: 800 Service Using SPC Network Capability

800 Service Using SPC Network Capability By D. SHEINBEIN and R. P. WEBER (Manuscript received August 10, 1981) On April 25, 1982 the Federal Communications Commission approved the Bell System tariff for Expanded 800 Service. In the approval the FCC noted that the new features would "provide subscribers with operational and call routing flexibility previously unavailable. " This service marks the first use, on a ubiquitous nationwide basis, of powerful call control capabilities provided by the stored program controlled network. This paper reviews the application of these capabilities to our 800 Service.