said by BinaryXtreme :

I'm not saying they wouldn't but, a problem we have with free media is that we can post anything at anytime and want people to believe it so I say, show me. Show me a specific 1996 Telcom Act that states this or it's a moot subject.

BTW: I'll make it easier »en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecommun···_of_1996

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FCC
Consumer Facts

Information that Your Telephone Company Collects

Your local, long distance, and wireless telephone companies, as well as your Voice over Internet Provider (VoIP), collect information such as the numbers you call and when you call them, as well as the particular services you use, such as call forwarding or voice mail. These companies collect this customer information, also called Customer Proprietary Network Information (CPNI), so they can provide the services you have requested and send you bills for them.

Protecting Your Customer Information

Both Congress and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) impose requirements on telephone companies and VoIP providers about how they can use this personal information and what they must do to protect it from disclosure. Both Congress and the FCC have strengthened their rules to combat a practice known as “pretexting,” or posing as the actual customer or a law enforcement official to obtain telephone calling records. In some cases, data brokers offer calling records for sale on the Internet. Congress has passed a law making it a crime punishable by fine or imprisonment of up to 10 years to obtain calling records from a telephone company or VoIP provider by: making false or fraudulent statements, providing fraudulent documents, or accessing customer records without prior authorization through the Internet or fraudulent computer-related activities. The law also prohibits the unauthorized sale or transfer of confidential phone records or the purchase or receipt of such information with knowledge that it was obtained fraudulently or without authorization.

Both a law passed by Congress and FCC rules impose a general duty on telephone companies and VoIP providers to protect the confidentiality of your customer information. Telephone companies and VoIP providers may use, disclose, or permit access to your customer information in these circumstances: (1) as required by law; (2) with your approval; and (3) in providing the service from which the customer information is derived.

Disclosing Your Customer Information At Your Request

The FCC prohibits your telephone company or VoIP provider from releasing your customer information to you when you call the company except when you provide a password. If you do not provide a password, your telephone company or VoIP provider may not release your customer information to you except by sending it to your address of record or calling you at your telephone number of record. Your telephone or VoIP company must provide password protection for your on-line account. If you come in person with valid identification to a company store or office, your company can provide you all your customer information. Your company must notify you immediately when it creates or changes a password, a back-up for a forgotten password, an on-line account, or an address of record. Finally, your company must disclose your customer information to any person you designate if you make your request in writing.

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SUMMARY: The Commission adopted rules to implement section 222 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, which governs carriers' use and
disclosure of customer proprietary network information. In this
document, the Commission responds to the practice of ``pretexting'' by
strengthening its rules to protect the privacy of customer proprietary
network information (CPNI) that is collected and held by providers of
communications services.

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Pursuant to section 64.2011 of the Commission's rules (47 C.F.R. § 64.2011), a telecommunications carrier or interconnected VOIP provider that determines that a person, without authorization or exceeding authorization, has intentionally gained access to, used, or disclosed CPNI is required to electronically notify the United States Secret Service and the Federal Bureau of Investigation through a central reporting facility. That facility is available at »https://www.cpnireporting.gov

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