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FTC Moves up "Do Not Call" List Registration
tbase writes "AdAge.com has an article about the new FTC "Do-Not-Call" List which will be opening for registrations earlier than previously announced. The FTC Press Release says online registration will be available "on or around July 1." and that "Companies will face an $11,000 fine for each telemarketing call that violates the FTC's new consumer-protection provisions.""
Yes.
It will cost you 5$ however.
Next time, google.
BTW, here is the FTC's current attempts at curtailing E-mail SPAM .
It really is amazing the amount of trouble and money we all have to go through to rid ourselve of this plague of unwanted advertsing. Seems like it should be illegal, don't it?
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Enforcement will still only begin in October, and even then with the way it is written, the telemarketers will not need to actually look at the list until January 2004, as they only need to check against the list once every 3 months.
We were all warned a long time ago that MS products sucked, remember the Magic 8 Ball said, "Outlook not so good"
It only costs $5 to submit it online. If you hit the "Register by Mail" button you can print out the form and mail it in for the cost of a stamp and envelope.
Sorry. I can't waive my First Amendment rights in a civil contract. I can't waive FCC law through a contract, either. Anyone dumb enough to think that their fine print will get them out of trouble with the FCC deserves the lawsuit I file against them.
This post expresses my opinion, not that of my employer. And yes, IAAL.
There are several groups that don't have to abide:
Long Distance, Airlines, and Insurance companies that are regulated by states and not Fed.
Organizations you have an "established business relationship" with.
Companies you've made an inquiry to or sent an application to (for three months).
Charities
Political parties.
Between the shake down by the local Police charities, all those contractors with some nebulous relationship to Sears or my mortgage company, the annual cycles of recorded messages by political candidates, and the phone companies checking to see if I want to switch, its unlikely that I will see any reduction in calls.
Sleep is for the Weak
Section 310.6 in the original rule has a page or so of exception clauses, and they are cross-referencing and unclear, but charitible organizations such as religions and your local FoP chapter will be exempt. If these exceptions are anything like the exceptions in my state's do-not-call list, signing up will just put you in EVERYONE's marketing database.
The banner ad I received at the top of the comments page was for telemarketing services and lists. I find this highly amusing.
Is it weird in here, or is it just me?