Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: Notesfiles; site convex.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!cbosgd!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!uiucdcs!convex!hosking From: hosking@convex.UUCP Newsgroups: net.consumers Subject: Re: Re: Junk Phone Calls! - (nf) Message-ID: <57100008@convex.UUCP> Date: Sat, 18-Aug-84 14:45:00 EDT Article-I.D.: convex.57100008 Posted: Sat Aug 18 14:45:00 1984 Date-Received: Mon, 20-Aug-84 00:34:27 EDT References: <2039@utcsstat.UUCP> Lines: 26 Nf-ID: #R:utcsstat:-203900:convex:57100008:000:1404 Nf-From: convex!hosking Aug 18 13:45:00 1984 #R:utcsstat:-203900:convex:57100008:000:1404 convex!hosking Aug 18 13:45:00 1984 Re the "Arthur Nafi" story: There's a difference between intentionally trying to defraud the phone company and wanting to minimize junk phone calls. As for phone company policy, let's consider a different situation. Suppose you called the phone company and explained that your grandmother was becoming forgetful, and would be likely not to pay her bills on time. You therefore wanted them to send you the bills for her phone service. I would think that there would be no complaints from the phone company about such an arrangement, since it is likely to increase the chance that they will get paid on time. So now we've got a phone listed under one person's name and billed to another. I don't see this as a whole lot different than asking for your phone to be listed under a different name. As long as the phone is BILLED to a real person, I don't think any real harm has been done. I had an interesting experience with the phone company and names. A roommate had a phone installed in his name. When he eventually moved out, he didn't bother to call the phone company, since I wanted to keep the phone service. After he left, I called Ma Bell to get the name changed. They said they couldn't do it unless he called himself. I said that was fine, but since his mail was not being forwarded, there would be nobody to pay the bill. You'd be AMAZED how quickly they agreed to change the name!