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U.S. Court Blocks Anti-Telemarketing List
DirkDaring writes "Yahoo is reporting that a U.S. court in Oklahoma has blocked the national 'do not call' list that would allow consumers to stop most unwanted telephone sales calls. With around 50 million phone numbers currently signed up this could get very messy."
Just when you thought it was safe to answer the phone...
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Call the judge to tell him how you feel, or just try to convince him to change his carrier.
It's nothing but crumpled porno and Ayn Rand.
I'm wondering if this judge is getting some sort of deal with a ton of telemarketer companies. "You cancel this 'Do Not Call List' and we'll take your number off of our lists."
I was beginning to think people would actually get what they want in America. My faith in the system is restored!
He must really, REALLY think he's making the right decision
Translation for those uninformed about how politics really work: He must have gotten paid really, REALLY well by the telemarketers.
-- Dr. Eldarion --
I would like to discuss this with the judge. What is the judge's name and telephone number?
Well at least we didn't all just give our numbers to the telemarketers...
"Where the phone rings freely while you dine..."
"Where your privacy's cheap, and things that beep
"Don't stop slammers - even on their dime...."
"Win treats sysadmins better than users. Mac treats users better than sysadmins. Linux treats everyone like sysadmins."
"The Direct Marketing Association and its fellow plaintiffs are grateful that the federal District Court in Oklahoma City understood and upheld the industry's belief that the Federal Trade Commission does not have authority to implement and enforce a national do-not-call list," the trade group said in a press release."
The article is erroneously missing the statement:
"Our check is in the mail, as promised."
Your opinions are interesting... how about you post your home phone number so that I can call you tonight to further discuss them?
Halliburton will be allowed to bid on maintaining the 50 million subsciber list.
How sleepless is the egg, knowing that which throws the stone forsees the bone.
fuck you troll, i upgraded to a macintosh and now i use web objects
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Are you MORE than your SPINAL COLUMN?
In other news, astrophysicists have announced that they now know what all that dark matter is: it's stupidity.
My phone company just sent me a thick book yesterday filled with pages and pages of valid residential phone numbers (and even addresses!). They're in league with the telemarketers! Revolt, revolt!
Seriously, getting valid telephone numbers has never been that hard. It's not the same thing as spammers trying to gather valid email addresses.
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You can't destroy the Earth, that's where I keep all my stuff!
Well, when my girlfriend has her hand in my pocket.. one could argue that she is indeed getting something out of it. But really, I'm the one getting fondled.
but er.. I think the way it's supposed to go is the judges end up in the pockets of the big corporations (alongside all of the politicians).
They have telephones in Oklahoma now?
"Hello, this is Homer Simpson, AKA Happy Dude. The court has ordered me to call every person in town to apologize for my telemarketing scam. I'm sorry. If you can find it in your heart to forgive me, send one dollar to: Sad Dude, 742 Evergreen Terrace, Springfield. You have the power."
-B
Your a pessimist, arent you? I give them 20 minutes after this post.
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Dude, I did basic training and AIT at Ft. Sill. If Lawton represents the rest of the state, you have a lot of explaining to do.
BWTF do I know? I live in Sitka, AK.
Microsoft is to software what Budweiser is to beer.
You do realise that when you dial a 1-800 or 1-888 number, that call doesn't just magically disappear from the phone companies' billing right?
Instead of the call showing up on YOUR bill, it shows up on THEIRS.
Congratulations, you just gave them your phone number. Be sure to start practicing your "I'm happy with my long-distance service" speech right now.
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10. Call everybody on it.
9. Use it to pick lottery numbers.
8. Send $1 to the first person on the list, then add your name to the bottom and forward it to 10 friends.
7. Same as above, but put your name at the top of the list.
6. Tell John Ashcroft it's a list of suspected terrorists.
5. Create the ultimate uncrackable password: echo `cat donotcalllist`
4. Reduce the national deficit by selling it back to the telemarketers for a pretty penny.
3. Register every phone number as a new Internet domain (212-555-1234.com) to help thwart Verisign.
2. Filter it through the Unix command "tr aeiou eioua" and remark how everybody's names look Swedish.
1. Turn in the bastards to the RIAA.
well, i got through.. and said 'hello, i just wanted to call and waste your time, since you do that to me every day'
;)
she replied 'no problem, we'll be here till 5'
...the right of the people to keep and arm bears shall not be infringed.
This is just so delicious. Year 2000 USA Election Statistics
National Popular Vote for Gore: 50,996,116
National Popular Vote for Bush: 50,456,169
The question of course is WHICH 50 million was 'wrong' ;-)
> Be sure to start practicing your "I'm happy with my long-> distance service" speech right now
Nah. I'll stick with my tried and true plan of talking with them, getting them to talk to me as long as they can, then getting stubborn
then sounding positive again
then stubborn once more
then positive
start to ask about options
keep them on for as long as I can, smile and joke with them, get them comfortable
Then launch into abuse. It's fun, it keeps them talking to me more and makes their call success rate lower, AND makes them feel bad. Makes me feel good, and maybe they'll go get a REAL JOB
that the list of 50 million do-not-call numbers be released to the DMA for "market research purposes". In other news, the Federal court in Oklahoma has suspend its judicial calendar to take a fact finding mission to Las Vegas where the judges will enjoy an all-expense paid bacchanal courtesy of the DMA.
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Well, when my girlfriend has her hand in my pocket.. one could argue that she is indeed getting something out of it. But really, I'm the one getting fondled.
Dude, you post to Slashdot. When your "girlfriend" has her hand in your pocket, she's going for your credit card.
To see how many more minutes you can afford on the "date".
Opinions on the Twiddler2 hand-held keyboard?
It isn't harassing, it is notifying him of some great opportunities that he might not know about. If he doesn't take my call, I will starve, as I am a single mother who is just doing this job to get by. Or some crap like that. Anyway, this judge could opt-out. In fact, he would be required to, since it is my right to call him. If I call him 5000 times, that is harassment, but if 5000 people each call him once, what is that?
My beliefs do not require that you agree with them.
So how long before Dave Barry publishes the Oklahoma judge's phone number? ;)
I work next to a convention center and every 30 minutes I go in and head for the payphone banks. I then dial 800-969-6566 and set the phone down and move to the next one. Sometimes I set the handsets together so they end up talking to each other. Endless fun. I suggest every time a reader passes a payphone, do the same thing.