julian@seas.ucla.edu (julian macassey) (03/22/89)
Re just say no to caller ID. In article <telecom-v09i0092m01@vector.UUCP>, gast@cs.ucla.edu (David Gast) writes: > > 9) Finally, I will note that in Europe and Japan where memories of > fascism are much stronger, phone numbers are not even saved for > outgoing calls. There is just a clicker that increments based on > the distance and the time of day. At the end of the month, they > send a bill based on the number of clicks. Fascism alas has little to do with it. Ancient technology is the problem. Euro-phones are some decades behind the US, that is why they have ancient pulse counters in the CO to figure the bills. And boy is it hard to dispute the bills. But the good news is that British Telecom is introducing itemised billing and Touch-Tone is now available there - if you ask for it. The Hull telephone company (a small private telco in the UK does have itemised billing) Yours -- Julian Macassey, n6are julian@bongo ucla-an!denwa!bongo!julian n6are@wb6ymh (Packet Radio) n6are.ampr [44.16.0.81] voice (213) 653-4495 [Moderator's Note: In the next issue of the Digest, number 103, we have another, very exhaustive rebuttal to David Gast's original message, "Just Say No To Caller ID", written by Mr. Higdon. PT]