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FCC To Enforce Do Not Call List, Not FTC

Posted by simoniker on from the welcome-to-acronym-city dept.

Iphtashu Fitz writes "The Associated Press is reporting that the Federal Communications Commission will step in and enforce the national Do Not Call list for the Federal Trade Commission. The FCC is coming to the aid of the FTC because of the recent lawsuit filed against the FTC over the list."

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  1. Then after the judge overrules again... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    FAC
    FBC
    FDC
    FEC
    FFC
    FGC
    ...
    FZC

  2. Did I wake up in Bizarro world today? by raehl · · Score: 5, Funny

    Two government agencies cooperating to implement a consumer-popular policy?

    Who are these people, and what have they done with my real government?

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    1. Re:Did I wake up in Bizarro world today? by jaaron · · Score: 4, Funny

      Who are these people, and what have they done with my real government?

      Hopefully something very dreadful and permanent. :)

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  3. Great support by Pedrito · · Score: 4, Funny

    Have you ever seen such resolve and support on a single issue in the U.S.? I mean, after 9/11 politicians and government agencies weren't moving this quickly.

    I guess that's what happens when an entire nation faces down an association with no lobbying skills. Now if we could just be this effective on a few of the slightly more important issues like civil rights, pre-emptive wars, and so forth.

  4. I have an idea by PD · · Score: 2, Funny

    Why not have the Department of Defense administer the list? That'd be some spectacular enforcement. It'd bring the troops home too. Might even find Saddam making phone calls.

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  5. Behold... by MrLizardo · · Score: 5, Funny

    And you shall know that the end times have arrived because US government agencies shall cooperate to implement things the tax payers actually want! And Apple shall have the fastest computers available! Linux will go mainstream! BeOS will come back from the dead! Behold and repent for surely we have reached the end of times!

    (Brought to you by MrLizardo, your local not-for-profit prophet)

    -AX

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  6. The judge may be happy. Guess why? by netringer · · Score: 3, Funny
    The judge who held up the enforcement of the Do Not Call list may be happy that the FCC gave him an out.
    His phone number is on the list!

    That, and there's all those phone calls he's been getting from consumers who wanted to show what tehy could with the "rights" he was upholding.

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  7. Your chance to help your fellow neighbor... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny
    To add a number to the do-not-call-list(TM), you enter the number in a web site. You then give the web site your e-mail address, and respond to a delivered e-mail address to confirm you want the number added. ANY e-mail address works. So, if you want to be DoublePlusGood today, you could:

    1) Write a bot that adds one number at a time to the DNC list, starting with 000-000-0000 and ending in 999-999-9999.

    2) Autoresponder bot at e-mail address will respond to DNC email, confirming you want the number on the list

    3) ???

    4) Rejoice! EVERYONE is now on the DNC list.

    For added flavor, use plenty more e-mail addresses, seperate the task among groups and geographic regions, etc.