Verizon's 'Free Gift' to Customers: Share Info and Numbers |
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Jessica Taylor (jess_taylor@spam.free) Sun, 21 May 2006 12:26:07 -0400
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Verizon is sharing payment history with credit bureaus. This may not be any more extraordinary than a bank doing so. But Verizon uses your telephone number as your account number, even if it is "non-published."
Verizon's 'free gift' to customers
Boston Globe published 21 May 2006 Author: B Mohl
Verizon Communications Inc. has begun reporting to the nation's three
The telecommunications giant says its reports to Equifax, Experian,
But there's a flip side to this 'free gift' from Verizon. Those who
"It's not a very big stick, but it's a stick," said spokesman James
Consumers with unlisted phone numbers are also upset their numbers are
One Stoneham resident, who asked not to be identified because his
"It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out what that last number
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