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<DIV><SPAN class=750452904-15092004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Do a
search on the list, this has been discussed before. I remember reading
that the Caller Name is never even passed down the line, but actually inserted
by the called party's LEC based on the number. That's why you often get
different CID names if you're going through different services (i.e. my
cell-phone shows up as "Cellphone" on Broadvoice, "<state> Call" on
Verizon and "PCS Phone" on SBC -- which is silly, because I will *never* own a
Sprint PCS phone). Try it for yourself.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> William C. Lohr
Jr. [mailto:blohr@lohrtechnologies.com] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, September
14, 2004 11:07 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
asterisk-users@lists.digium.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Asterisk-Users] Sending
Caller ID info in MD/USA<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>All,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Having trouble getting answer
from Verizon. I believe Asterisk will let me specify a name and number
that is sent to the PSTN (Verizon) of outgoing calls. For instance, if I
have a client, First Bank, and their toll free number is 888-555-1234, I could
send that name and number. Verizon is telling me that they will forward
the number I send them, but the name will be my company's name. I can't
get an answer from them if this is a technical problem due to old equipment at
their switching office; or if it is just a policy/law issue; or they just
plain don't want to. Does anyone have any answers to this? Any
responses or comments are welcome.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Bill</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>