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From: newave!john@eecs.nwu.edu (John A. Weeks III)
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Subject: Re: Mystery of Random Phone Calls Solved?
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Date: 12 Jun 90 22:52:07 GMT
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> He is expected to be charged Monday with 27 misdemeanor counts of
> unlawful telephone use, according to Madison Police Chief David
> Couper.

> The man is accused of using the conference call capability of a
> Madison business to connect residents and companies with each other
> and possibly with people from other parts of the world.  

Why is this illegal?  Perhaps because he was stealing the phone usage?
If I were paying all of the phone costs, would it be illegal for me to
do this with my phone system?

	
John A. Weeks III               (612) 942-6969               john@newave.mn.org
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[Moderator's Note: Whether you pay for phone service or steal it is
not material here, although if he had stolen the service additional
crimes would have been committed. In any event, to answer your
question, yes, harassing phone calls are illegal. I mean, imagine
telling the court, "But judge, I paid for those calls!"   PT]