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[ Article crossposted from sdnet.wanted ]
[ Author was Ren Hoek ]
[ Posted on 29 Aug 1994 21:51:07 -0700 ]


Hey Everybody,  (Californians that is...)
 
        I just found out that we are all getting screwed and we were not even
told about it.
 
        I just drove cross country to the east coast and back and found out
that the whole country has a new technology called "Caller-ID". This puts an
LCD display by your phone and when it rings the Name and tel number of the
person calling is displayed. This you can see would totally destroy obscene
callers, "stalker" calls and add heightened security to computer dialup
services that could defend against hackers by only answering calls from
approved phone numbers.
 
        I bought a little box when I was in Oklahoma City and plugged it in
here when I got home. It didn't work and I called Pac Bell to ask why and they
told me it was because the State Senate's Public Utilities COmmision blocked
them from selling or advertising that service after big pressure from lobbists
serving the Bill Collecting and Telemarketing Industries...
 
        Hence... You have been screwed as a Californian!
 
If yer as pissed as I am here are some numbers to call:
 
Gov. Pete Wilson  (Get him to pressure the PUC into allowing CallID)
Fax: 916-445-4633

Senator Herschel Rosenthal (Chariman of PUC, the one responsible) 
Tel: 916-445-7928 Fax: 916-327-7093

Senator William Craven (Our Senator, if yer in San Diego)
Tel: 916-445-3731 Fax: 916-446-7382

Assemblyman Bob Frazee (My Assemblyman, Northern San Diego)
Tel: 619-438-5665 Fax: 916-324-9991

Main Legislature Switchboard 916-322-9900 (To find *your* senator)
 
I sent them all faxes incluing Governor Pete.

You can fax Gov Pete Wilson directly from the internet too!!! Here's
how: Send email to faxline@rabbit.rgm.com. Make the subject line
his local fax number in Sacramento which is 445-4633, and then the body
of the email the regular message you want to fax and wella: I.E.

mail faxline@rabbit.rgm.com
Subject: 445-4633
-Body of message-

You can do that for all the people listed above, make sure to leave out
the 916 area code since its a local call from the rgm.com machine...
 
-Jeff 
aka Devildog
 
If you want more info just ask me!
 
:wq!