On Oct 26, 2005, at 10:31 PM, Kevin P. Fleming wrote:
Matt wrote:
For instance, when someone blocks their number it comes into our
system with the block flag (across PRI). It is then passed on to
the
ATA as blocked. Is it legal for me to set the flag back to
"unblock"
the call? (I realize no one here is probably a lawer but was just
curious to see what others thought).
If you are covered by common carrier legislation in your
municipality, then yes, this is illegal, and you can be held liable
for any damage you may cause by disclosing this information. (Woman
calls home from shelter to talk to children, abusive husband finds
out where she is, bad things ensue (this has really happened))
If you are not currently covered (presumably because the
legislation hasn't caught up to VOIP providers being in existence),
then you should still act as though you are covered, since you are
purchasing wholesale service. If you are purchasing _retail_
service and your upstream carrier is not removing the blocked CLID/
CNAM before it reaches your PRI, then they are in error and you
should notify them immediately.
I found this pretty interesting -- I didn't know that when you
blocked CID with *67 or per-line blocking that it went anywhere at
all. Apparently, IPKall (who I am using for DID) is doing this
"unblocking." I tested a couple of different numbers (A cellphone on
a network in Illinois and a POTS line on Verizon in PA) and IPKall
sent me the number for both even though *67 was dialed. The
cellphone, belonging to a friend, also has per-line blocking enabled.
Can anyone offer some more info on how of this works, or a pointer to
some good documentation?
lyd
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