This seems like a piece members of this list would find interesting...
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There is growing concern over the interaction of VoIP systems
with the legacy PSTN, and the transmission of caller identity
data--most notably, Caller ID on the PSTN. It is not always
possible, or obvious how, to handle Caller ID data when moving
to or from VoIP and the PSTN networks. There are even business
models predicated on the ability of Caller ID to be transmitted
to the PSTN with a value that is not "expected"; call centers
are an obvious example, where customer-support staff make
outbound calls with a Caller ID that may be from one of many
possible clients. More troubling is the possibility that Caller
ID may be used to trick unsuspecting call recipients into
certain actions or beliefs, and it is this concern that's
currently creating a legislative threat I believe must be
averted.
...
Congress is currently considering legislation titled The Truth
in Caller ID Act, which certainly sounds noble. Who doesn't
want correct Caller ID when receiving a call? The truth is that
this bill is redundant--the Wire Fraud Act already covers this
issue, and adding more wording seems to be merely a
re-statement of a certain circumstance or type of Wire Fraud.
While the wording of this legislation does not effectively
change the amount of power a prosecutor currently has, I
believe it will certainly create confusion and fear in the
technical and investment community because of the uncertainty
it promotes. It's like saying, "I want you to not break the
speeding laws AND I want you to not go over the speed limit!" A
legal staff could spend a week--at $200 an hour--explaining
that to a CEO, despite the consistency.
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http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/etel/2006/10/18/solving-the-caller-id-problem.html
Cheers,
-- jra
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