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411 Directory Proposal Could Doom Senate’s Phone Records Bill

Heather Forsgren Weaver writes on RCR WIreless News:

The Senate Commerce Committee Thursday morning passed the Protecting Consumer Phone Records Act of 2006 but only after adding an amendment that the chairman of the committee believes will doom the bill to failure.

By voice vote, the Senate Commerce Committee amended the bill to require that wireless carriers first obtain their customers’ permission before including their mobile-phone numbers in a wireless 411 directory.

Some in the industry support creating a 411 directory for wireless-phone numbers, but privacy advocates have pushed for Congress to act before the directory can be created.

posted by Fergie @ 3/30/2006 12:58:00 PM