Cell Phone Directory Raises Concerns (Fox)

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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,119783,00.html

Cell Phone Directory Raises Concerns

Thursday, May 13, 2004
By Peter Brownfeld

WASHINGTON — The cell phone industry hopes to have a directory for wireless phone numbers by the end of this year, but privacy advocates, lawmakers and some industry officials worry that consumers could be in danger of losing the anonymity cell phones provide.

163 million Americans use wireless telephones in addition to their home landlines, and 7.5 million to 8 million consumers use wireless phones only, according to the Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association (search).

For the increasing number of consumers "cutting the cord" and going wireless-only, a directory is indispensable, CTIA officials say.

"They have no directory of their own. This is an opportunity to provide them with one if they choose to be listed," said CTIA Spokesman Travis Larson.

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[DAGDA56]

1. Opportunity? Not as long as I have to pay for incoming calls...

my house phone is my cell phone, and I have basic cable for hi-speed internet...Bell South hates the fact that they don't have a piece of me.

[Book Lover]

2. Opportunity or burden?

I have a directory - it consists of those persons whom I choose to give my phone number. It is a select circle, and I likes it that way.

[The Sushi Bandit]

3. I have to pay to keep out of the phone book!

its another way of making more money for the greedy little F**ckers.