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From: Dave Levenson <dave%westmark@uunet.uu.net>
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Subject: Re: More ANI Fun!
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Date: 6 Aug 90 20:25:14 GMT
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In article <10416@accuvax.nwu.edu>, cybrspc!roy@cs.umn.edu (Roy M.
Silvernail) writes:

> I heard mention of MCI, as well, but my default carrier at home is
> Telecom USA. In any case, I was given my correct number, so it's
> getting ANI from more than just MCI.

No, they only get it from MCI.  When you call an 800 number, your
default LD carrier doesn't matter.  It's the called party's carrier
who handles your call.  (Remember, they pay for the call; they
choose the carrier!)

In article <10427@accuvax.nwu.edu>, esmith@apple.com (Eric Smith)
writes:

> That is what you would reasonably expect to happen.  800 ANI doesn't
> return the calling number; it returns the BILLING number.  Many
> businesses, Universities, etc. have one billing number for all of
> their lines, which is often (but not always) the same as their main
> number for incoming calls.  

This may sometimes be true.  Calling from NJ, however, I got the
_calling_ number every time, even when I definitely called from lines
billed to another number to check this out.  The number it read back
is the same number that gets displayed on the Caller*ID display when
receiving a local call from the same place.


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