Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!ames!killer!vector!telecom-gateway From: bnelson@ccb.bbn.com (Barry C. Nelson) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: Calling Party ID Message-ID: Date: 14 Mar 89 13:37:30 GMT Sender: news@vector.UUCP Lines: 16 Approved: telecom-request@vector.uucp X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@vector.uucp X-TELECOM-Digest: volume 9, issue 90, message 8 of 8 Some people worry that their private number will be displayed at the called end and others worry that they won't always know who is calling (as today). I note that there have been machines on the (USA) market for years which prevent unwanted calls from "ringing through" without the caller knowing an access code. One approach for dealing with a masked incoming number is to provide the called party with the option of immediately calling the *telco* and logging the number of caller. The called party has *no* indication of the caller's number, but of course the telco has it stored, pending some action. Similarly, the called party who receives a call with a masked number could be given the ability to call *BACK* the previous caller without knowing what the number actually is. B.Nelson