On Thu, 23 Apr 2009 08:45:44 -0700, Darren New wrote:

>  if you refuse to give your SSN to (say) the phone company,
> they'll require about six months of deposit from you

I think that depends on where you are in the US, though.

I don't recall ever giving my SSN to a utility company in the states I've 
lived in, and don't recall ever having to pay a deposit, either - even 
when my credit rating was bad.

Jim

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