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Caller ID
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Caller ID
A telephone company service that sends the caller's telephone number between the first and second ring of the call. If the calling number is not blocked, the calling number is displayed on the handset or base station of the called party. This is one feature within a set of services called Custom Local Area Signaling Services (CLASS). See ANI.
Caller ID - (CID) A feature of some modems.


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Computer Telephony Integration allows you to use your PC to perform tasks such as calling line identifications; this is where caller information appears when the phone rings, caller number identification and Middleware that allows you to choose how your PC application responds to each call.
Where service is available, consumers also may purchase the world's first cordless Caller Number Identification phone, which displays phone numbers of incoming calls.
It features a completely menu-driven operation, including automatic display and storage of up to ten incoming call numbers, message waiting indicator, and caller number identification.
 
 
 
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