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From: cyberoid@milton.u.washington.edu (Robert Jacobson)
Newsgroups: comp.org.eff.talk
Subject: Re: Phone privacy question.
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Date: 4 Jan 91 19:36:02 GMT
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The Caller ID controversy has prompted the telephone companies to come
forth with another claim, i.e., that telephone _numbers_, if not names
and addresses, are their property.  You can understand how this would be
of interest, if numbers become the key to market opportunities.

Bob Jacobson