[NotQuiteCricket]

(I excerpted this cause this lady is an AP reporter, and mobilepipeline.com may have picked this off the wire - better safe than sorry.)

"The Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association, which hopes to compile the wireless directory by the end of the year, says it considers the legislation unnecessary given the industry's vows."

Yeah - cause like, since they PROMISED to not sell the information, then like, they aren't gonna!

rotflmao

Good case for a new law? It would seem to be common sense that people should be notified & have to opt-in to get on this directory - but then again, when was common sense common?

[EggsAckley]

The very LAST thing I want is my cell number published!

[Hank Rearden]

I'm still wondering how the phone crooks still get away with charging "unlisted" fees monthly. I mean, they change a "Y" to a "N" exactly once on a computer screen, and that's it.

Must have something to do with loss of revenue, somehow. Phone companies aren't quite legit, judging by many of their actions.

[ApplegateRanch]

They pay as much as $2.66 a month to keep their home numbers private.

That is because they are too stupid to realize that they can be "listed" for free under a false name.

The name on the bill does NOT have to match the directory listing.

For years, in the 60s & 70s, until his fans became aware of it, Harlan Ellison was listed as "Ellisonwonderland".