AT&T Operator Services Position System Telephone Sounds & Recordings
AT&T used their Operator Services Position System (OSPS) as their main operator services platform from the late 1980s until the mid 2010s. Most of these operator services were turned off around 2016 and are no longer in use. The following are examples of AT&T’s former Operator Services Position Station (OSPS) operator services platform.
AT&T OSPS Recordings
Double “0” Menu (February 2002)
The menu you receive when you dial “00” on AT&T (or dial 101-0288-0 when AT&T is not your default long distance company) to access the OSPS platform.
1-800-CALL-ATT Menu (February 2002)
The menu you receive when you dial 1-800-CALL-ATT to access the OSPS platform.
Call Cannot Be Completed (February 2002)
An example of a call cannot be completed recording from the Richmond, VA OSPS (804-0T)
Call Cannot Be Completed (4ESS style) (September 2005)
An example of a call cannot be completed recording from the Jacksonville, FL OSPS (904-0T) which sounds more like a recording from a 4ESS tandem.
Source: Mark Cuccia
All Circuits Busy (September 2005)
An example of an all circuits busy recording from the Richmond, VA OSPS (804-0T)
Example Calling Card Call – English (November 2003)
An example of an AT&T OSPS calling card call via 800-CALL-ATT.
Call Not Completed – Unable to reach Operator Services Platform (September 2005)
This was an attempt to reach 800-CALL-ATT via Vonage VOIP service, but did not complete since there was a problem with Automatic Number Identification (ANI) transmission from Vonage to AT&T.
Source: Mark Cuccia
“800 Operator” Voice Prompt (September 2005)
When calling an AT&T operator via the 800-OPERATOR line, this is the voice greeting just before a live operator comes on the line.
Source: Mark Cuccia
Foreign Language Dial-ups
AT&T offered OSPS services in a number of foreign languages. These are examples of calling card calls when using these foreign language dial-ups instead of the English version. The format is exactly the same and uses the same platform – except the prompts are in foreign languages. The phone number for each of these dial-ups are listed below the link for each language.
Example Calling Card Call – Arabic (November 2003)
Example Calling Card Call – Cantonese Chinese (November 2003)
Example Calling Card Call – Hindi (November 2003)
Example Calling Card Call – Japanese (November 2003)
Example Calling Card Call – Korean (November 2003)
Example Calling Card Call – Mandarin Chinese (November 2003)
Example Calling Card Call – Polish (November 2003)
Example Calling Card Call – Portuguese (November 2003)
Example Calling Card Call – Russian (November 2003)
Example Calling Card Call – Spanish (November 2003)
Example Calling Card Call – Tagalog/Filipino (November 2003)
Example Calling Card Call – Vietnamese (November 2003)
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