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From: lemson@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (David Lemson)
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Subject: Re: Southwestern Bell Tidbits
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dittman@skbat.csc.ti.com (Eric Dittman) writes:

>I also asked about SWB's intention towards Caller ID.  The rep said
>SWB was waiting to see what happens with some legal actions pending in
>other states before requesting permission to provide Caller ID.

SWBT does provide caller ID on their tens of thousands of ISDN lines
that they provide to corporate clients.  Several large corporations
(within SWBT five-state area) have ISDN service, and this includes
Caller ID.  So just remember that even though they tell you it isn't
available (to the home user) yet, someone you call might have Caller
ID.  (Or more likely, a corporation you call might have it)

An example is the AAA (American Automobile Club) regional headquarters
in St. Louis, MO.  SWBT provides them with Caller ID.  (I noticed it
when I was in getting some travelers' checks I was pretty surprised to
see the LCD displays on the phones.)


David Lemson    U of Illinois Computing Services Student Consultant
Internet : lemson@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu   University of Illinois, Urbana