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- 7 / 1 / 92 -

his is one of the most famous editions of Off The Hook ever to air. And even though it was scheduled twice, it has never aired in its entirety. The program deals with the ease of listening in on cellular phone calls by demonstrating actual conversations that were not only overheard, but actually interfered with by an anonymous hacker. This program was prerecorded and for some reason the last few minutes never made it onto the air. When the show was rescheduled later in the summer, it was yanked midway by station management who thought it was too controversial even for WBAI.

Jul. 1

- 7 / 8 / 92 -

mmanuel discusses his trip to Summercon the previous week, problems with mall guards in St. Louis concerning the infamous baseball cap incident, a border crossing nightmare from Canada, the MOD indictments, phone taps used on hackers for the first time, ominous forebodings. This is definitely a show with some very strong material.

Jul. 8

- 7 / 22 / 92 -

hiber responds to the charges against him, Bellcore threatens 2600 with a lawsuit, Caller ID expanding in the New York region, technical info for Caller ID over Call Waiting, Cable and Wireless to cut off 950 access. This show includes fundraising.

Jul. 22

- 7 / 29 / 92 -

enie vs. Prodigy, the Bellcore lawsuit threat hits the papers, Rebel's first Chemical Bank call, the 394 exchange is explained by a New York Telephone operator.

Jul. 29