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bml@netcom.com (Brian Leibowitz) writes:

>NOTE: the customer service people I first contacted assured me that my number
>is not divulged to 800 numbers.  Since an outomated 800 number I called knew
>where I was calling from without my indicating it, I knew this was wrong.

I can assure you that any 800 number that wants it can get ANI which is
a separate service than caller*ID.  Not only do they get real time 
ANI, the number and (if desired) the name of the calling party is available
on billing records (printed or magnetic media).

>Does anyone know if long distance calls are identified by caller ID?  In a
>non-caller ID state, people think that they have privacy
>(It never occured to me that 800 numbers would have the caller ID for me
> until it happened to me.)

Yes as are 900, 976 and any other call.  ANI can be had even for local
non-toll calls.  


>Brian   (personally, I have no objection to caller ID as long as there is
>         an easy way to block it [at no charge] including a line block so

Note that caller*ID block does NOT block ANI.  ANI is a billing service
provided to service providers.

John
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