received from my phone company last week (Valley Telecommunications, Willcox AZ)

Valley Telecom Group is cntantly working to bring you the latest technology. Valley Telecom Group Companies occasionally use your CUSTOMER PROPRIETARY NETWORK INFORMATION to inform you about innovative communication services, new technology offerings, or package discounts (I have never received any of these).

WHAT IS CPNI? Customer Proprietary Network Information relates to the telecommunications services you are currently buying (Local phone service/internet). This information includes service types, the way we provide these services, CALL VOLUMES AND DETAIL, and billing data. You have the right, and we have the duty, under federal law, to protect the confidentiality of this information.

WHO WILL BE ABLE TO USE THIS INFORMATION? If you consent this information will only be used by Valley Telecom Group Companies. Your account will be treated confidentially under federal law.

WHAT ACTION ON MY PART IS NECESSARY TO SHOW CONSENT? No action on your part is necessary. If you have do not contact us within 30 days of receipt of this notice, and indicate that we may not use the information, we may use it in the described manner.

IF I CONSENT CAN I CHANGE MY MIND? Your decision is valid until you contact us to revoke your approval or denial. Any denial or withdrawal of consent on your part will not affect the provision of any services we provide you...there is no cost to opt out...

VTC (Valley Telecommunications, 1800-421-5711. 752 E. Maley, Willcox, AZ 85643)

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SENT TO VTC TODAY:

I asked to be assured that I had successfully -- opted out -- of the CPNI program and have not heard back from vtc. I also wrote that I had never consented to anything like this, and never would, period.

I am reporting this nationwide as a news item, and I would like someone there to write to me via email concerning this breach of privacy and byzantine corruption.

I thought this was new mexico, not mexico.

This program seems as if it is a cover-up, especially to me, a politically active person whose old email address, though cancelled at vtc, was kept active by vtc for some months afterward (billder @ vtc.net), until by accident I discovered activity there, and contacted VTC a second time to have it cancelled.

I believe that address was used by some people in NM government to hide my identity, and though un-named in this missive, their identities will be made public via open-posting news shortly.

Bill Gallagher