Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!bellcore!texbell!vector!telecom-gateway From: well!bluefire@lll-crg.llnl.gov (Bob Jacobson) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: Caller ID Saves A Life! Message-ID: Date: 17 Oct 89 07:52:08 GMT Sender: news@vector.Dallas.TX.US Reply-To: Bob Jacobson Organization: Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link, Sausalito, CA Lines: 14 Approved: telecom-request@vector.dallas.tx.us X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@vector.dallas.tx.us X-TELECOM-Digest: volume 9, issue 458, message 2 of 10 Caller ID for 911-E (enhanced) services has never been a source of controversy. California state law explicitly provides for the sharing of personal telephone information, including telephone numbers, with emergency service providers via the 911 service. Regrettably, in many rural areas, telephone providers -- particularly the larger firms, Pacific Bell and GTE California -- have not yet upgraded their systems to provide 911-E. It is unlikely that a call to Sears or American Express is going to save someone's life. Oh, wait: I can just envisage a teenage girl now, screaming at her parents, "I've just got to call and order those new jeans or I'm going to die!" Thank goodness for Call ID: next time, the department store can anticipate this need and mail out a solicitation to the family. How nice.