H.R. 5126, the Truth in Caller ID Act of 2006: Hearing Before Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, Second Session, May 18, 2006, Volume 4 |
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Page 10 - A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF NEW YORK Mr. Chairman, I want to thank you for quickly scheduling this hearing.
Page 16 - System 7, or SS7. SS7 conveys information associated with a call such as the telephone number of the caller. The SS7 information for a call is provided by the carrier that the caller uses to place the call. Caller ID then displays that caller's number to the called party. Caller ID spoofing is accomplished by manipulating the SS7 information associated with the call. The Commission addressed caller ID on the PSTN in 1995 with rule 64.1601, which generally requires all carriers using SS7 to transmit...
Page 27 - And I thank you, MR. ROTENBERG. [The prepared statement of Marc Rotenberg follows:] PREPARED STATEMENT OF MARC ROTENBERG, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ELECTRONIC PRIVACY INFORMATION CENTER Chairman...
Page 27 - EPIC is a public interest research center in Washington, DC. It was established in 1994 to focus public attention on emerging civil liberties issues and to protect privacy, the First Amendment, and constitutional values.
Page 16 - Good morning Chairman Upton, Ranking Member Markey and members of the Subcommittee. Thank you for the opportunity to speak about the problem of caller identification or "caller ID
Page 8 - I would like to ask unanimous consent to enter into the record a letter from Anatomic Gift Foundation dated 7 February 2000 to Mr. Chris Wallace, investigative reporter, ABC News, "20/20.
Page 2 - ... caller ID screens, and then they tell the recipients of the calls that they are judicial officials in order to get that victim's personal information, whether it be a Social Security number, driver's license, et cetera. Other reported case involving a swat team that surrounded an apartment building after police received a call from a woman who said she was being held hostage in one of those apartments. As it turned out, it was a false alarm. Caller ID was spoofed to make it look like it was coming...
Page 35 - ... purposes of this paragraph, caller identification information must include either CPN or ANI, and, when available by the telemarketer's carrier, the name of the telemarketer. It shall not be a violation of this paragraph to substitute (for the name and phone number used in, or billed for, making the cal1) the name of the seller on behalf of which the telemarketing call is placed and the seller's customer service telephone number. The telephone number so provided must permit any individual to...
Page 34 - ... number used in, or billed for, making the cal1) the name of the seller on behalf of which the telemarketing call is placed and the seller's customer service telephone number. The telephone number so provided must permit any individual to make a do-not-call request during regular business hours. (2) Any person or entity that engages in telemarketing is prohibited from blocking the transmission of caller identification information. (3) Tax-exempt nonprofit organizations are not required to comply...
Page 5 - And again, chairman, I thank you for holding this hearing. And I yield back the balance of my time.