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Subject: New services
Date: Sat, 29 Nov 86 21:12:19 -0500
From: James Cayz <cayz@louie.udel.EDU>


All,

	Seen in today's newpaper (Wilmington News Journal, pg B6):
	"Prankster, we have your number".....

	A very interesting article which explains some new services that 
New Jersey Bell will offer to customers, starting as soon as "early next year,
and statewide beginning in 1988"..  The services are distinct ring for incoming
calls from selected phone numbers, incoming call blocking from a specific
number, customer-initiated trace and block, and digital display of incoming
call's' number.  Also mentioned are dial-back of last number that called you,
and redial-until-not-busy (outgoing).  No, this is not a Centrex (sp?), but it
sure sounds like a humungous version of one!

	From the looks of it, sounds like the residents of NJ will be able to
say "hey, who's this xxx-xxx-xxxx calling me.. Hmm,  I won't bother answering".
What about businesses and telephone solictors?  I'm sure that soon there will
be notes on bboards all over saying "this number is an insurance agent, don't
answer when he calls", etc, etc...

	Anyone got any other info on these services and/or comments on this (if
this article is relating TRUE facts)?   I personally would like to have all the
services, except trace, which, if someone was annoying me, I would use the
"block" function on them....  Any clues when us less fortunate (?) :-) to live
outside NJ will get these services?

							James

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