Can't block caller ID in Massachusetts?

[Erika]

Sometimes if you have the operator dial the number, the caller ID won't 
work (and neither will ANI).



On Mon, 15 Jul 1996, Perry E. Metzger wrote:

> 
> Eric Murray writes:
> > When I called the Pac Bell customer service droids to get my "complete"
> > blocking I asked them why they won't block CID to 800 numbers.
> > Their answer: "that's just the way it works". 
> 
> There is a really easy reason for this.
> 
> When you call an 800 number, the other guy gets billed. The person
> that gets billed has a legal right to know the call details of a toll
> call they are paying for. If you don't want them to know where you are
> calling from, don't ask them to pay for it.
> 
> Perry
>