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From: wb8foz@mthvax.cs.miami.edu (David Lesher)
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Subject: Groan, CALLER-ID Again??
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I caught the NPR Morning Edition report on CID on the 19th, I think.
All was normal, until I heard the C+P mouthpiece. She quoted the usual
'miss of mass information' including the emergency services one. (It
*would* be interesting to get a list of these 'emergency services'
that have CID, not 911 service)

Then she stated statistics on annoying calls in the prior quarter and
it hit me.

Folks, Ma's kids don't just want Caller-ID for the revenue it
generates directly. THEY WANT TO BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF HELPING YOU ON
ANNOYING CALLS. Look, as it stands now, if Mary Sue (or for that
matter Joe Bob) calls up and says "this creep calls me at all hours
and swears at me," Ma's kids try to get you to ignore it, but if it
continues, they put {whatever today's CO version of} CallTrace {is} on
your pair, and then call the Phone_police etc.

When they have CID, they can say: 
	"Don't call us; call your rep, pay for CID, and THEN 
	give the cops the number."

Bang. Instant out for the LEC. Now, it's YOUR problem.  Anyone want to
wager a 400H adapter, or a directory sheet (;-}) against me on this
one???


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