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From: justin@inmet (Justin Du Coeur)
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Subject: Re: Telephone Privacy Issues
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Date: Sun, 6-Dec-87 00:14:23 EST
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John C. Wyman writes about computer phone calls, and asks what can be
done to prevent such a thing happening in the future...

The thing for you to do is to press for some legislation. Massachusetts
is currently implementing a scheme to deal with exactly this. Last
month, all (I think) homes were sent a card by New England Telephone.
If you sign and return the card, this theoretically protects you from
computer junk calls. Basically, all firms using computer-generated calls
are now required by law to register with New England Tele., who will
supply them with a list of phone numbers that they are not allowed to
call. Frankly, I think that the cost of maintaining this list on-line,
and checking every prospective number against it, is going to drive a
lot of the computer junk callers out of the Mass. market. Good riddance.

				-- Justin du Coeur