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1996-07-15 - Re: Can’t block caller ID in Massachusetts?

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From: “Perry E. Metzger” <perry@piermont.com>
To: Eric Murray <ericm@lne.com>
Message Hash: 0f6c869d6a859df76347f25f91d0039ecda9f384d596548d0dd2df3e675079a2
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UTC Datetime: 1996-07-15 23:59:38 UTC
Raw Date: Tue, 16 Jul 1996 07:59:38 +0800

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From: "Perry E. Metzger" <perry@piermont.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Jul 1996 07:59:38 +0800
To: Eric Murray <ericm@lne.com>
Subject: Re: Can't block caller ID in Massachusetts?
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Eric Murray writes:
> When I called the Pac Bell customer service droids to get my "complete"
> blocking I asked them why they won't block CID to 800 numbers.
> Their answer: "that's just the way it works". 

There is a really easy reason for this.

When you call an 800 number, the other guy gets billed. The person
that gets billed has a legal right to know the call details of a toll
call they are paying for. If you don't want them to know where you are
calling from, don't ask them to pay for it.

Perry

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