Telephone connection to a nearby dealer

THIS INVENTION REFERS TO A PROVISION TO SELECT A LOCAL MERCHANT FROM A LARGE GROUP OF MERCHANTS BY DIALING AN 800 NUMBER. THE COMMUNICANT FIRST CONNECTS TO AN INTERURBAN LINK SYSTEM. THAT SYSTEM SENDS A QUESTION TO A FIRST DATABASE USING THE 800 NUMBER AND THE CODE OF THE COMMUNICANT'S NUMBERING PLAN AREA (NPA). THE FIRST DATABASE REPLIES WITH A LINE NUMBER THAT IS USED TO ROUTE A SECOND QUESTION TO ONE OF THE DIFFERENT SECOND DATABASES. THE SECOND QUESTION USES THE LINE NUMBER AND NPA OF THE COMMUNICANT PLUS THE OFFICE CODE TO ACCESS THE SECOND DATABASE AND OBTAIN THE TELEPHONE NUMBER OF A LOCAL MERCHANT. THE TELEPHONE NUMBER RETURNS TO THE INTERURBAN SYSTEM TO MAKE THE CALL. ADVANTAGELY, A COMMUNICATOR MAY USE A NUMBER ADVERTISED ON THE NATIONAL TELEVISION TO ACCESS THE LOCAL MERCHANT.