CALLER ID LAUNCH DATE PUT ON HOLD : CARRIER BACKLOGS PROMPT DECISION.(News)

From: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) | Date: May 23, 1996 | Copyright information

Byline: Dawn Yoshitake Daily News Staff Writer

Call it a busy signal.

State regulators voted Wednesday to delay the June 1 launch of Caller ID services that Pacific Bell and GTE want to offer in California.

The carriers, meanwhile, have asked federal regulators to delay the June 1 deadline for releasing customers' numbers to phones equipped with Caller ID equipment in other states. Caller ID displays the phone number of incoming calls.

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