Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!rutgers!netsys!vector!telecom-gateway From: cab@opus.att.com (Courtney Brown) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: ANI (what else?) and Mike Royko's comments Message-ID: Date: 27 Mar 89 14:34:00 GMT Sender: news@vector.UUCP Organization: United Parallel Lines Inc. Lines: 33 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 116, message 5 of 5 In article , optilink!cramer@ames.arc.nasa. gov (Clayton Cramer) writes: > In article Cosell) writes: > >> Mike Royko, Chicago Tribune, Monday, March 13, 1989 > >> > >> > >> "For obvious reasons, my home phone number is unlisted. But a guy once > > How do you they know which unlisted phone number belongs to which > person? It's just the same as a random phone call, if you don't know > who is at that number. > Clayton E. Cramer {pyramid,pixar,tekbspa}!optilink!cramer I pay the phone company good money to remain unlisted, simply because I want to make the choice as to who gets my phone number -- essentially who I allow to call me. When I call to request a service, or merchandise, I have to identify my self. ANI reveals more information than I would like without giving me a choice. If the Telco insists of making ANI standard, will they cancel the charges for an unlisted number, or will they charge an additional fee so that my number does not show up via ANI. I think the latter. It seems to be something similar to (gasp!) extortion... How much is your privacy really worth to you. -- -CAB- _____/ _ || _\___ lNYCl_ ______ __|) Standard disclaimer. == (0) (0)