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U.S. National Do-Not-Call Registry is Law

Posted by timothy on from the oh-yes-do-please dept.

extra88 writes "Bush has signed the Do-Not-Call Registry into law. The registry will be run by the FTC and funded by fees collected from telemarketers. Telemarketers can be fined up to $11K for calling someone on the list. Politicians, surveys (loophole?) and charities are exempt from using the list. The FCC oversees certain industries (airlines, banks and phone companies) and will have to "buy in" to the registry for it to affect those industries. Slashdot covered this story when the bill went through House of Representatives."

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  1. Thank goodness.. by SirFozzie · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Now if We can just get a "Do Not Spam" List to go with the "Do Not Call" list.

    First Post?

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  2. Do-Not-Email Next? by ackthpt · · Score: 5, Interesting
    All good, for now, but how long before this is extended to a national Do-Not-Email list? Assuming this passes the Supremes, regarding the 'first amendment - free speech' test, it seems only logical.

    I would personally like such a thing considering my volume of spam, but aside from anyone who lives by spamming, does anyone find issues with the extended concept?

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  3. Re:What impact will it have? by The_K4 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    It's easy, I just use my cell phone for EVERYTHING. I never answer the home line. If I get a telemarketer (phone company, political or other wise) I explain that this is a cell phone, and I pay by the min for incomming and out going calls and as such is it illegal for them to call this number. I also ask for the company name, address and the referance number of this call that I may send them a bill for the charges of this call, which they are now legaly responsible. I only had to do that 3 times, and even with out actually sending them a bill, the calls stopped. :)

  4. Re:Surveys... by cacav · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I'm more concerned with the charity loophole. The group "Lighthouse Credit Foundation" was busted by NY last year for calling people with automated messages (I average 3 calls a month from them myself) and no way to get off their lists. They claim they're exempt because they're a so-called charity offering debt relief.

    I'm worried more companies will find a way to try and look like a charitable organization. Or worse yet, pay a charity to do their solicitations for them as a middle-man.