AT&T launches toll-free calling contest; 88 get $888 for free.BASKING RIDGE, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 12, 1996--How many possible hands are there in a five-card poker poker, card game, believed to have originated in Asia and first played in the United States in the 19th cent. A traditional cutthroat gambling game at first, it is now also an internationally popular social pastime. game? Which hand is more active during typing? How many times a day do people dial toll- free numbers? If riddles like this fascinate you, you'll you'll Contraction of you will. you'll you will or you shall you'll will love AT&T's "The Really Big Contest." "The Really Big Contest" will award $888 to the 88 contestants who come the closest to guessing the number of 800 and 888 toll-free calls handled by the AT&T network during the first eight days of April. What is an 888 call? It is identical to its predecessor, the 800 toll-free call, used every day to make reservations, order from catalogues, and check information. The 888 toll-free code was introduced March 1 because the quantity of existing 800 toll-free numbers began to run out. The new 888 code will add nearly 8 million new toll-free telephone numbers A toll-free, Freecall, Freephone, or 800 number is a special telephone number, in that the called party is charged the cost of the calls by the telephone carrier, instead of the calling party. to the dwindling dwin·dle v. dwin·dled, dwin·dling, dwin·dles v.intr. To become gradually less until little remains. v.tr. To cause to dwindle. See Synonyms at decrease. supply. "For 88 lucky contestants, winning might be as simple as dialing a new toll-free 888 number, 1-888-888-IWIN," said Ken Sichau, AT&T's vice president of marketing. "And if you like to `Hang 8' while surfing surfing, sport of gliding toward the shore on a breaking wave. Surfers originally used long, cumbersome wooden boards but now ride lightweight synthetic boards that allow a greater degree of maneuverability. the Net, you can also try your luck at "The Really Big Contest" Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the home page (http://www.att.com/888rbc/) where the surf is always free -- just like toll-free 800 and 888 calls." The contest begins at 12:01 a.m. March 13, and runs through midnight, March 31, 1996. It is open to U.S. residents 18 years or older. Contestants will be asked to supply their name, full mailing address, telephone number and birth date, along with their official guess. By the way, there are 2,598,960 possible hands to a five-card poker game. Your left hand types 56 percent of your work. Nearly 80 million calls are placed to toll-free numbers on AT&T's network every business day. The contest is limited to one entry per person and one award per household. You can enter the contest and hear the rules by calling 1-888-888-IWIN, or by visiting http://www.att.com/888rbc/. Winners will be notified by mail after April 8, 1996. CONTACT: AT&T Ron Bravo BRAVO Cardiology A clinical trial–Blockade of the GP IIB/IIIA Receptor to Avoid Vascular Occlusion– which evaluated lotrafiban in preventing strokes and acute MI. See GP IIB/IIIA. , 908/234-5257 (office) email: reb@attmail.com or Karen Way, 908/221-6632 (office) email: kway@attmail.com |
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