U.S. National Do-Not-Call Registry On the Way?

WinkyN writes "Yay! The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a measure that creates a national "do not call" list for telemarketers. Telemarketers are required to check the list every three months and can be fined up to $11,000 each time they violate the law. Now I won't have to ignore my telephone when it rings since more than 50 percent of my calls are from telemarketers." Congress is just getting around to passing a budget bill to run the government for fiscal year 2003 (started last October), and we're now in the time period when everything and the kitchen sink gets thrown into it just before it passes. Good to know that there's at least one useful piece of legislation.

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National Do-Not-Call List

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You guys are as asinine as the government. There are a lot of things that will be affected not just your convienience. Maybe you should try and think about the whole picture. You and your family will be affected because it will affect the economy. About 40% of the income that consumer companies get comes from telemarketing. Don't you think that will have an impact on the economy? What about all the jobs that will be cut with a National Do-Not-Call List? There are over 13,000 jobs all over the world in just 1, count it 1, telemarketing firm that some friends of mine work in.(www.dialamerica.com) And they make pretty good money which allows them to pay their way through college. I wish people would not just think about themselves all the time. I mean you can still sue the company if you ask them to take you off their list and they don't. And last time I checked it was for up to $10,000 or $20,000. It's just that you have to tell them when the call. They are just people trying to make a living and you know what if you are nice to them they will probably take your name off the list, but after listening to 100 people just bitching at them you are most likely not going to get taken off if you are a rude asshole, it gets old and it is a very stressful job. Think about how you would feel. I bet you are the same person that goes into a store yelling at the top of your lungs at the customer service desk to get a refund or something for being over charged instead of acting like an adult and talking in a calm, respectful, and mature manner. Oh well, there is a lot of ignorance in the world and this does not surprise me...just more selfishness.