[VOIPSEC] Truths on "Truth in Caller ID Act"

[Mpierce1 at aol.com]

In a message dated 10/13/2006 12:36:42 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
gary at techmate.net writes:


> From what I am hearing there seems to be an opinion that the Caller ID
> "must" reflect the location of the person calling.  I do not agree with
> that opinion.

No, of course not, not anymore than it would today with mobile phones (still 
considered part of the "PSTN" in my mind.)

It only has to correctly identify the originator of the call (I mean the 
device, not the person), with the presumption that other means can be used to 
determine the actual person or company that the number/identifier is assigned to, 
limited of couse, by "unlisted/unpublished" numbers just like we have today.

Mike