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- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 10:03:22 EST
- From: David B. Horvath, CDP <MBADBH@rohvm1.rohmhaas.com>
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- Newsgroups: alt.privacy
- Subject: Re: Op-ed piece on telephone Caller ID
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- According to articles I read in comp.dcom.telecom, Caller ID applies within
- local boundries (state or RBOC) and are regulated by state PUC's.
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- What happens with 1-800 numbers (and 1-900 also) is called ANI (Automatic
- Number Identification (?)) and is not regulated by state PUC's, but by
- the FCC. The rationale used against privacy arguments is that the *payer*
- for the phone call gets to know what they paid for. The company you call
- pays for your call (1-800), so they have a right to know who (what telephone
- number) called.
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- 1-900 numbers are slightly different - that's for billing purposes.
-
- - David Horvath
-