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Stuart · 16-08-2004, 11:15

I suspect the that only reason BT can offer Caller ID nationwide is that back in the late 80s, they were still converting to digital exchanges, so were having to spend ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£millio ns upgrading anyway. It wouldn't have cost them a lot more (relatively) to add facilities for Caller ID.

Of course, the original cable companies who now form NTL could have included Caller ID too (and some did).

16-08-2004, 11:15	#27
Stuart - Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Somewhere Services: Virgin for TV and Internet, BT for phone Posts: 26,546	Re: Caller Line Identity - where is it ? I suspect the that only reason BT can offer Caller ID nationwide is that back in the late 80s, they were still converting to digital exchanges, so were having to spend ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£millio ns upgrading anyway. It wouldn't have cost them a lot more (relatively) to add facilities for Caller ID. Of course, the original cable companies who now form NTL could have included Caller ID too (and some did).