For a long time (and maybe still) you had to have a phone number to register a .com domain. This was a particular annoyance when I wanted to do this but I didn'

For a long time (and maybe still) you had to have a phone number to register a .com domain. This was a particular annoyance when I wanted to do this but I didn't have a phone number. It was the days before cell phones were really cheap and I used a public payphone whenever I wanted to call anyone.