Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site oakhill.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!ut-sally!oakhill!davet From: davet@oakhill.UUCP (Dave Trissel) Newsgroups: net.followup Subject: Re: Anti-obscene phone calls ? Message-ID: <380@oakhill.UUCP> Date: Sun, 7-Apr-85 06:13:56 EST Article-I.D.: oakhill.380 Posted: Sun Apr 7 06:13:56 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 9-Apr-85 00:53:05 EST References: <19600001@hpfcmt.UUCP> <366@mnetor.UUCP> Reply-To: davet@oakhill.UUCP (Dave Trissel) Organization: Motorola Inc. Austin, Tx Lines: 22 In article sunil@ut-ngp.UUCP (Sunil Trivedi) writes: >Presently Southwestern Bell is testing an Anti-Obscene >procedure in Austin, Texas. ... > > 3) Then a Series of digits are pressed on phone > depending on whether line is tone or pulse > 4) Automatically the number that was called from > (caller) is sent to the police department > along with your phone number of course > It doesn't go to the police. To quote from Southwestern Bell: "The calling number and the date and time of the trace will be recorded by the Southwestern Bell Telephone security office. To initiate further action, contact the Business Office within three days." If you don't contact the business office and claim that you had an authentic obscene or threatening call it appears that nothing will be done. Dave Trissel {seismo,gatech,ihnp4}!ut-sally!oakhill!davet