[comp.dcom.telecom] ANI Again

ac220@cleveland.freenet.edu (Rich Szabo) (01/08/91)

 
I understand from the definition in GLOSSARY.TXT that ANI info is
passed from the LEC to the IEC.  I can see how a 800- or 900- service
customer could get the ANI info, since his incoming calls are all
routed thru the particular IEC.
 
What I do not understand is, could a small business could get the ANI
info without buying an 800 or (heaven forbid) a 900 number?  Sorry to
re-hash this topic, but the subject has come up locally.
 

Rich Szabo  


[Moderator's Note: At the present time, I do not think you can get
ANI without an 800/900 number. They of course can get Caller ID in
many places with regular lines, and the end result may be much the
same, but many here will hasten to tell you ANI is not Caller ID.  PAT]