When can a blocked phone number be seen ?

On Stardate Mon, 11 Jun 2001 11:08:28 +1000, David Clayton
<[email protected]> applied digits to the keyboard and routed
the information from some kind of brain (presumably), thusly:

>"Brendon" <[email protected]>
>contributed the following:
>
>>I can understand "000" etc. being able to see blocked/silent phone numbers
>>when a call is made to them, but what about others ?
>>
>>Can a company (in this case - call centre) legally show a callers number to
>>the operator, even though the call has been made from a phone with the
>>outgoing number blocked ?
>>
>>I have called this companies (won't name it yet) 1800 (cust. service) number
>>from my mobile (which it set by Optus to not send the number), and they knew
>>the number being called from.
>......
>All "1-800" & "1-300" numbers receive the calling ID, because *they* pay
>depending on the origin of the call and they have to know who is calling
>them so they can verify the call charges the carrier is billing them
>for.
>
>This is standard practice and is nothing really to do with Caller ID
>blocking to "normal" numbers.
>- -
>Regards, David.
>
>David Clayton, e-mail: [email protected]
>Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
>
>Dilbert's words of wisdom #18: Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level then beat you with experience.

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On Stardate Mon, 11 Jun 2001 11:47:48 +1000, "Magilla."
<[email protected]> applied digits to the keyboard and routed the
information from some kind of brain (presumably), thusly:

>
>>"David Clayton" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
>
>> All "1-800" & "1-300" numbers receive the calling ID,
>
>You sure?
>
>> because *they* pay depending on the origin of the call
>
>So?
>
>> and they have to know who is calling them so they can verify
>> the call charges the carrier is billing them for.
>
>No need to verify. The billing is faultless ;-)
>
>Why should a company get unblocked CLI just because they
>use a particular product?
>
>> This is standard practice and is nothing really to do with
>> Caller ID blocking to "normal" numbers.
>
>It should be blocked to all numbers except for when people
>call certain emergency services and when calling Carriage
>service providers.
>
>http://www.acif.org.au/ACIF/files/C522.pdf
>
>Mentions something about billing but doesn't go into detail.
>
>
>Magilla.
>

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Sometimes between networks the tag that tells the exchange not to display
the number is lost. I suspect that is happening in your case.

"Foley U. Matthews" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Stardate Mon, 11 Jun 2001 11:47:48 +1000, "Magilla."
> <[email protected]> applied digits to the keyboard and routed the
> information from some kind of brain (presumably), thusly:
>
>>
>>>"David Clayton" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>>news:[email protected]...
>>
>>> All "1-800" & "1-300" numbers receive the calling ID,
>>
>>You sure?
>>
>>> because *they* pay depending on the origin of the call
>>
>>So?
>>
>>> and they have to know who is calling them so they can verify
>>> the call charges the carrier is billing them for.
>>
>>No need to verify. The billing is faultless ;-)
>>
>>Why should a company get unblocked CLI just because they
>>use a particular product?
>>
>>> This is standard practice and is nothing really to do with
>>> Caller ID blocking to "normal" numbers.
>>
>>It should be blocked to all numbers except for when people
>>call certain emergency services and when calling Carriage
>>service providers.
>>
>>http://www.acif.org.au/ACIF/files/C522.pdf
>>
>>Mentions something about billing but doesn't go into detail.
>>
>>
>>Magilla.
>>
>
> Foley U. Matthews. there | I believe in : Paying NO voluntary taxes,
> i.e.
> are no e's in my true email | Lotteries, Gambling... The Executive
> Producer
> Visit the Ellen Foley Info | is to blame!... and perhaps, Love (is/can
> be)
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>