On 2007-10-14, 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?

He included this link to a scanned copy of the letter, here:

http://skydeck.com/downloads/verizon...pni_notice.pdf

You can read it yourself. It doesn't say "sell" anywhere, but his
description otherwise matches my reading of the letter. It is also
worth while reading the "Your Privacy" section of the new Terms &
Conditions, which opts you back in if you ever get new service or
make a change to your account which requires signing a new contract.

Oh, and here's what the FCC says about the privacy requirements
they are trying to get your permission to waive:

http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/phoneaboutyou.html

Dennis Ferguson