Lincoln sent a letter Wednesday to the phone company, accompanied by the inaccurate pages from the previous two years. Dave Baldridge, a spokesman for Southwestern Bell, was still trying to determine the company's response late Thursday. Once I know what the solution is I can update you with it.
Problems exist in the listing for all three congressional representatives of central Arkansas.
For example, the listing this year does not include Sen. Tim Hutchinson's name as it did a year ago. Rather, it has substituted his name with that of former Sen. David Pryor, D-Ark., who retired in 1998. Despite having Pryor's name in the listing, the phone number puts callers in touch with Hutchinson's office. The most important thing is the constituents are getting through to a helpful member of the senator's staff. Drew Goesl, a spokesman for Lincoln, said her office has been trying the last two years to resolve the problem, which has included wrong numbers to callers seeking directory assistance from operators.