Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!accuvax.nwu.edu!nucsrl!telecom-request From: mtv@milton.u.washington.edu (David Schanen) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: 800 ANI - Is the Whole Number Neccessary? Message-ID: <10451@accuvax.nwu.edu> Date: 5 Aug 90 10:01:45 GMT Sender: news@accuvax.nwu.edu Organization: Independent Study of Art, Music, Video, Computing Lines: 41 Approved: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@eecs.nwu.edu X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 10, Issue 542, Message 2 of 11 In article <10445@accuvax.nwu.edu> John Higdon writes: Stuff deleted... >Remember -- when you call an 800 number, the call is carried by the >IXC assigned to the 800 prefix, NOT the default carrier that may be >assigned to your phone. More Stuff deleted... >Ok, folks, time to set this straight. There is confusion here. 800 ANI >sends the CALLING number NOT the billing number. ........ More stuff deleted... Thanks for confirming that for us John! What I don't understand is why the telcos are allowed to have the *complete* number of the calling party. They should only be allowed the local prefix, for billing purposes (IMHO.) Is this an invasion of our privacy? Anyone have any opinions, ideas? Dave Internet: mtv@milton.u.washington.edu * UUNET: ...uunet!uw-beaver!u!mtv [Moderator's Note: It is not an invasion of your privacy when you ask me to pay for your telephone call and I ask for the number of the telephone. By your thinking, the information provided to the person paying the bill for a collect call would also be an 'invasion of privacy' since that person gets your number. As long as I am paying, I want the details of what I am paying for. The way you avoid this 'invasion of privacy' is by sending the call at your expense instead of mine; i.e. dial my regular long distance number instead of my 800 number. PT]