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From: davidsen@steinmetz.UUCP (William E. Davidsen Jr)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom
Subject: Re: New Service in BetaTest at NJ Bell
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Date: Fri, 2-Oct-87 13:08:21 EDT
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Posted: Fri Oct  2 13:08:21 1987
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In article <1605@ukecc.engr.uky.edu> wes@engr.UKy.EDU (Wes Morgan) writes:
|
|I sure would...now if I can just wire in a busy signal for the folks
|I don't want to talk with........
|
|> The question of the day: Is it
|> legal?  What if you have an unlisted number and do not want it
|> revealed?  Has Ma Belle Broken a contract she made with you?
|> 
|Hmmmmmm.....it seems me that unlisted numbers should be protected in
|some way.  Now, Ma Bell might charge you for this additional protection,
|but if they offer it to you, they are effectively out of their contractual
|obligations.  The mere fact that it was available to you and you didn't take
|it negates the contract.  <I think>....

I would not see a problem here. Your number is unlisted, but you can
give it to people if you choose. I don't see that giving the number by
calling someone is in need of protection. If you don't want them to have
your number, don't call. I'm suspicious of anyone who wants to make
untraceable calls, and it defeats the reason for having the "know your
caller" service.
-- 
	bill davidsen		(wedu@ge-crd.arpa)
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"Stupidity, like virtue, is its own reward" -me