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From: smk@attunix.att.com (S M Krieger)
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Subject: Call Trace Question
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Date: 10 Apr 90 16:12:05 GMT
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X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 10, Issue 246, Message 9 of 12


Along with the Caller ID feature, NJ Bell quietly implemented a Call
Trace feature.  By pushing a certain code (I think it's *79), the last
number that called will be saved and provided to the police; each
trace costs $1.00.

Now for my question: if the originating exchange does not support
Caller ID, etc., does anybody know what number will be provided if
Call Trace is activiated?  Obviously it can't be the phone number that
just called, but will it be a "blank", or will it be the last number
for which a trace was available (and if it is, I don't even want to
think about the legal implications of the telco reporting the wrong
originating number to the police)?  


Stan Krieger Summit, NJ
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