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From: werner@ut-ngp.UUCP (Werner Uhrig)
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: RE: Phone Solicit.: Knowing caller's number is no help
Message-ID: <2612@ut-ngp.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 14-Nov-85 19:30:32 EST
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Posted: Thu Nov 14 19:30:32 1985
Date-Received: Sat, 16-Nov-85 07:29:49 EST
Organization: UTexas Computation Center, Austin, Texas
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>>If the  phone  company would  allow  you to know the number of the calling
>>party I think it would get rid of junk phone calls and prank calls, and
>>I don't think it would be that hard to impliment.
>
>This is being implemented in some areas, but  it's  expensive  and  doesn't
>work with long-distance calls yet.

And what would you do with that number?  Call back?  It's always busy or
noone answers.  And if someone would answer, s/he would consider your call
a nuisance and waste of time and hang up *ON YOU*.  Then what ????

Now, if the caller was breaking some law it could be a different story !!