levin@bbn.com (Joel B. Levin) (11/20/90)
In my most recent telco bill, the supplement called "Calling All
Customers" (Vol. IV No. 3) contains this on the last page:
Bothered by Unwanted Telephone and Mail Solicitation?
Last year, New England Telephone announced the introduction of what
we thought would be a helpful new service.
But you told us otherwise.
We said the names, addresses and telephone numbers of our customers
would be made available to companies whose products and services
might be of interest to you.
Along with the announcement, we sent you a postcard which you could
return to us if you wished to have your name removed from these
lists.
Many of you returned these cards and made it clear that you didn't
like the proposed idea. Because of this, we discontinued the
service.
However, that does not mean that you will never receive calls from
businesses wishing to sell you their products. These businesses can
create their own lists from many sources, including telephone
directories.
We, of course, cannot prevent anyone from doing this. But please
be assured that such lists are not made available directly from New
England Telephone.
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(Of course this says nothing about what any other NYNEX subsidiaries
may be doing...)
JBL
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