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Well, it appears that our fine state of Texas is finally planning to
approve Caller ID service.

What I gathered from the news last night is that there will be two
levels of service available:
   1:  For the low price of $4 (or maybe $6) per month, you have
       the option of EITHER blocking your number OR receiving incoming
       numbers.
   2:  For a real bargain of $8 per month, you can block your number
       AND receive incoming numbers.

This sounds to me like a real scheme (read scam!) to me!

How does this plan compare to other states which have already adopted
Caller ID and what are the fees charged there?

Can this service really be that difficult/costly for the phone company to
implement/maintain that they can justify charging users $4-$8 every month?!
Is it that much more costly than, say, call return at about $3 bucks a
month?

Should someone that doesn't want their number given out really have to
pay to have it blocked?!


Bruce Cherniak
cherniak@innerdoor.austin.ibm.com

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