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  1. Path: sparky!uunet!wupost!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!rpi!bu.edu!csa!nicos
  2. From: nicos@cs.bu.edu (Nicos Kontopoulos)
  3. Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
  4. Subject: Caller ID
  5. Message-ID: <94515@bu.edu>
  6. Date: 25 Aug 92 18:45:55 GMT
  7. Sender: news@bu.edu
  8. Organization: Computer Science Department, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
  9. Lines: 21
  10. Originator: nicos@csa
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  13. How does caller-ID work?
  14.  
  15. My understanding thus far is that when I call someone with caller-ID,
  16. she/he can recognize my phone number. How is this achieved?
  17.  
  18. Isn't there a service provided by the phone company that does the
  19. same?
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  24. Please shed some light...
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  30.    Nicos Kontopoulos                             Voice: (617) 787-1780
  31.    INTERnet: nicos@cs.bu.edu                    BITnet: ecolpqc@buacca
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