Friend, 02 08 95 Bloomberg newsstory datelined Chicago, headlined AMERITECH, BELL ATLANTIC AGREE TO SHARE CALLER ID DATABASES reports: In December, the Federal Communications Commission mandated that caller ID should be available nationwide and that long- distance companies must carry a caller's name, as well as the number. But... Long-distance companies, which will now be able to compete for customers with the Baby Bells, have dragged their feet, and did- n't carry the names.... Which means: ...it will be up to local phone companies to form alliances.... The latest example: Ameritech Corp. and Bell Atlantic Corp. said they will swap cus- tomer data bases to better carry caller ID calls between their regions. Back in December Ameritech ...signed a similar agreement with U S West.... And generally, ...local phone companies [must] form alliances like the one be- tween Ameritech and Bell Atlantic to offer nationwide caller ID. For OUR eyes only! Cordially, Jim NOTE. The newsstory's www.nando.net online filename: info12_24399.html This critical essay was composed 02 08 96.