In news:no-796404.15222014102007@c-61-68-245-199.per.connect.net.au
Michael Wise <no@spam.invalid> wrote:

> In article <Xns99C9A962FBD29VeebleFetzer@216.250.184.7>,
> Bert Hyman <bert@iphouse.com> wrote:
>
>> In news:no-D0BCEB.14115014102007@c-61-68-245-199.per.connect.net.au
>> Michael Wise <no@spam.invalid> wrote:
>>
>> > VZW sent out a letter dated October 12, 2007 to some/most/all their
>> > customers (I haven't received it yet) stating that they were going
>> > to begin sharing (selling) their customers' calling information to
>> > 3rd parties if their customers do not opt out of the process.
>>
>> Are you quite certain that's what it said?
>
>
> Read it for yourself and then connect the dots.

"In order to better serve your communications needs and to identify,
offer and provide products and services to meet your requirements, we
need your permission to share this information among our affiliates,
agents and parent companies (including Vodafone) and their subsidiaries"

The intent is apparently for Verizon itself to advertise to you
(possibly using contractors) to sell you new services.

It all sounds rather internal to me.

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Bert Hyman St. Paul, MN bert@iphouse.com