CER2520@ritvax.isc.rit.edu (Curtis E. Reid) (03/08/91)
This article is from Rochester, NY's {Democrat and Chronicle},
Thursday, March 7th, 1991, page 10D:
"The state Public Service Commission yesterday rejected two
proposals for Caller ID systems for telephone customers in
the Rochester and Poughkeepsie areas.
"Such systems display the number of the telephone being used
to make the incoming call. They've been touted as a means of
reducing obcene phone calls.
"Currently, there are no Caller ID systems in New York state,
although Rochester Telephone Corp. set up a trial system last
year.
"The PSC rejected both plans because they only offered one
way for callers to avoid participation in the system -- by
adding a code after dialing each number, Collins said. The
PSC said customers should be able to block the display of all
calls made from their phones."
While I'm disappointed that Caller ID service won't be available for a
while, I hope that Rochester Tel will quickly amend their proposals
and resubmit to PSC soon so we can have the service here.
Curtis