57 "What does the term 'Star 69' refer to, in the song of that name on Monster?" (R.E.M.)
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This article is from the R.E.M. FAQ, by Ron Henry (rgh3@cornell.edu) with numerous contributions by others.
57 "What does the term 'Star 69' refer to, in the song of that name on Monster?" (R.E.M.)
For those who don't have the service in their area, many phone companies
now offer a service that allows one to dial directly back to the number
from which your most recent incoming caller dialed. The sequence of buttons
to activate this service is "* - 6 - 9", and some of the phone companies
offering the service just call it "Star 69," while others just refer to it
as "Last Number Callback" or something similar. It presumably was developed
to allow people to more easily track down the perpetrators of prank,
obscene, telemarketing, and other types of harassing calls, as well as to
allow you to recontact someone who has called you, whose number you don't
have, and from whom you might have accidentally been disconnected.
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