CPNI is VERY standard in the phone business.
It's been the law for a few years now.

You landline company does it exactly the same.
Probably worded almost identically as well.

This is a NON issue.


"Michael Wise" <no@spam.invalid> wrote in message news:no-D0BCEB.14115014102007@c-61-68-245-199.per.connect.net.au...
>
>
> 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.
>
>
> Many customers probably won't see this letter because they thought it
> was junk or a bill they already paid. We shouldn't have to opt out of
> having our calling information sold for profit (people should have to
> opt in if they want to). Unfortunately, this is simply the state of
> affairs in this country in an age where our information is considered an
> additional revenue stream to be bought and sold by all sorts of
> businesses.
>
> VZW claims they are doing this to:
>
> "better serve your communication needs and to identify, offer and
> provide products and services to meet your requirements..."
>
>
> That's a steaming pile of you know what. They are doing it to get even
> richer off your private data.
>
> Other wireless carriers are already doing this, but I'm sorry to see VZW
> has now jumped on the bandwagon. If you value the privacy of your
> calling habits and don't think others should be profiting from selling
> information about them, I highly encourage you to opt out of this
> nonsense by calling:
>
>
> 1-800-333-9956
>
>
> This is VZW's automated system for opting out. If you have multiple
> lines on your account (e.g. Family Share), you can opt out all your
> numbers in a single call.
>
>
> Please consider passing this information on to anybody else you know who
> uses Verizon Wireless.
>
>
> For more information on this, see:
>
> http://www.rcrnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll...FREE/71012004/
> 1002/FREE
>
>
> For a scanned copy of the letter VZW sent out, see:
>
> http://skydeck.com/downloads/verizon...pni_notice.pdf
>
>
>
> --Mike