In article <rsqdndmhDvcRPI_anZ2dnUVZ_veinZ2d@adelphia.com>,
Scott <how.do@you.do> wrote:


> >> >
> >> > Are you saying the letter VZW themselves sent out [see link above]
> >> > is a hoax?
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >> I'll go out on a limb and say it's a hoax. CPNI laws require that
> >> telecommunications companies use an 'opt-in' program, not a an
> >> 'opt-out' program to use information in this manner. Verizon would
> >> be well aware of these regulations and would not be willing to pay
> >> the fines for such a brazen violation.
> >
> >
> > Yet, VZW is suggesting in their letter than not opting out is the same
> > as consenting. I agree they have a warped interpretation of what
> > opt-in is.
> >
> >
> >
>
> Except, as already pointed out, Verizon is seeking to use the information
> internally.


Internally? It would be internal if it was just VZW using the
information, however "affiliates, agents, and parent companies
(including Vodaphone) and their subsidiaries" goes way beyond internally.

What do you suppose constitutes "affiliates and agents"?


> So, your claim of Verizon "selling" the information is
> incorrect. And your understanding of the contents of the letter is poor,
> at best.

Pot, kettle,...you know the rest.



--Mike