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[ Article crossposted from ca.politics ]
[ Author was Ren Hoek ]
[ Posted on 29 Aug 1994 21:31:07 -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 ad 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:
 
Senator Herschel Rosenthal (Chariman of PUC)  916-445-7928 
Senator William Craven (Our Senator, he didnt do it) 916-445-3731 
Assemblyman Bob Frazee (Our Assemblyman, mine at least) 619-438-5665
Main Legislature Switchboard 916-322-9900
 
I sent them all faxes incluing Governor Pete.
 
-Jeff 
devildog@cerf.net
 
If you want more info just ask me!