Columbia News Service 900 Numbers

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The Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism posted an article about the 900 number written by Stefanos Chen.

The Hulk Hogan Hotline was the biggest 900 number in the USA.

The article includes a brief history of the 900 number industry, including a recap of the Regan vs. Carter presidential election vote line and the Hulk Hogan Hotline which Advanced Telecom Services was pleased to promote in the early 1990′s.  Much of this information was taken from Bob Bentz’s book about the 900 number industry, “Opportunity is Calling.”

Chen did a good job of interviewing several people in the pay per call industry and his writing style is clearly top notch.  No doubt, Chen has a bright future as a journalist.

One misunderstanding Chen had in the article, however, was his statement that Advanced Telecom Services left the adult industry in 1991.  This is not the case as Advanced Telecom Services was never directly involved in the adult industry.  It is changes from AT&T and MCI in 1991 that essentially banned billing and collections in the adult 900 number industry.

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