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From: philip@beeblebrox.dle.dg.com (Philip Gladstone)
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Subject: Re: Centel Dials For Caller ID
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Date: 24 Nov 90 22:19:47 GMT
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In article <14918@accuvax.nwu.edu> telecom@eecs.nwu.edu (TELECOM
Moderator) writes:

> ... She asked, "Why would anyone subscribe to Caller ID if the
> calling party could defeat it?"

The EEC (European Community) are investigating the whole area of
Telecom privacy at the moment. There is a draft council directive (SYN
288) that covers this very issue. Article 12 says that

1)  The caller must be able to supress the transmission of his Caller
    ID on a case by case basis or permanently.

2)  The called party may eliminate reception of the caller id (case by
    case or permanently). Further the called party MUST be able to
    limit incoming calls to those which identify the callers number.

The rest of the directive covers itemised billing, storage of billing
data, security (in particular of mobile comms), protection of personal
data, emergency services override of article 12, call forwarding,
unsolicited phone advertising.

All this lot to be implemented by 1 Jan 1993. 
  

Philip Gladstone       Development Lab Europe 
Data General, Cambridge   England.  +44 223-67600