Roanoke Times Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc. DATE: THURSDAY, April 21, 1994 TAG: 9404210238 SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C-3 EDITION: STATE SOURCE: Associated Press DATELINE: RICHMOND LENGTH: Short
A mix-up Wednesday sent Seymour to a telephone sex line instead of an 800-number set up by the Virginia General Assembly to log citizen comments.
A call to the number elicited music and a breathy, female voice.
``I thought, 'Is this somebody's idea of a joke, or what?' '' said Seymour, a photographer from Fairfax County.
It happened like this: State officials disconnected the 800 number after the legislature's two-month session ended in March. Callers heard a recording referring them to an information number at the Capitol instead.
Except instead of an 800 area code, the Capitol line requires Richmond's 804 area code, said Aubrey Stewart, telecommunications coordinator for the House of Delegates. The recording did not specify an area code.
- Associated Press
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