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Posted by Randall Webmail on April 13, 2009, 12:43 am
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>From: gordon@hammy.burditt.org (Gordon Burditt)
>To: redacted@invalid.telecom.csail.mit.edu
>Subject: Re: Demise of on-line telephone directory >databases [Telecom]
>> Might as well resume using printed telephone directories. The number of
>> published listings is way down, as the ILEC doesn't carry all telephone
>> numbers from CLEC's, but at least what you find stands a better chance
>> of being accurate.
>It's impossible to find my phone number via such searches. I prefer
>it this way. I get nearly zero junk phone calls.
>The model I prefer is: if you want your number >listed in a directory,
>then contact a directory company (or several) and >pay for it.
>Telephone companies may not sell data to >directory companies. If
>a telephone company runs a directory company, it >must be done as a
>separate unit with no access to the telephone >company database.
You mean some people don't lie to the telephone company? You can find my
number in the local directory, [but] you will not find my name.
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Posted by Steven Lichter on April 13, 2009, 2:58 pm
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Randall Webmail wrote:
>> From: gordon@hammy.burditt.org (Gordon Burditt)
>> To: redacted@invalid.telecom.csail.mit.edu
>> Subject: Re: Demise of on-line telephone directory >databases [Telecom]
>
>>> Might as well resume using printed telephone directories. The number of
>>> published listings is way down, as the ILEC doesn't carry all telephone
>>> numbers from CLEC's, but at least what you find stands a better chance
>>> of being accurate.
>> It's impossible to find my phone number via such searches. I prefer
>> it this way. I get nearly zero junk phone calls.
>>
>
>> The model I prefer is: if you want your number >listed in a directory,
>> then contact a directory company (or several) and >pay for it.
>> Telephone companies may not sell data to >directory companies. If
>> a telephone company runs a directory company, it >must be done as a
>> separate unit with no access to the telephone >company database.
>
> You mean some people don't lie to the telephone company? You can find my
> number in the local directory, [but] you will not find my name.
>
You will find my name in the directory since in order to get my 50%
telephone company employee discount, but no address; also I have had all
online listings removed, at least all I can find.
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>To: redacted@invalid.telecom.csail.mit.edu
>Subject: Re: Demise of on-line telephone directory >databases [Telecom]
>> Might as well resume using printed telephone directories. The number of
>> published listings is way down, as the ILEC doesn't carry all telephone
>> numbers from CLEC's, but at least what you find stands a better chance
>> of being accurate.
>It's impossible to find my phone number via such searches. I prefer
>it this way. I get nearly zero junk phone calls.
>The model I prefer is: if you want your number >listed in a directory,
>then contact a directory company (or several) and >pay for it.
>Telephone companies may not sell data to >directory companies. If
>a telephone company runs a directory company, it >must be done as a
>separate unit with no access to the telephone >company database.