Appeals Court OKs FTC's Do-Not-Call List

GTRacer writes "The USA Today website just posted a report that the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals (Denver) has upheld the FTC's national Do Not Call registry. In their decision, the Court found the list to be 'a valid commercial speech regulation...without burdening an excessive amount of speech.' The telemarketers had challenged the constitutionality of blocking commercial free speech while allowing charities and select others to continue phone solicitation. Interestingly enough, 'Officials in the telemarketing industry did not immediately return calls seeking comment.' Isn't it now obvious these people have a double-standard when it comes to reaching out and touching someone?" The court's decision is available to read.

Comments

And this matters to me how?

[dada21]

I don't even have a landline phone anymore, except at my business. Caller ID helps restrict telemarketers fairly well there.

I use my cell phone as my primary personal phone, and telemarketing companies are not allowed to call it because it would place the call cost burden on me. Situation solved.

On the other hand, you don't own your phone number. Most (if not all) phone companies offer a low cost service to blocking unknown callers.

Our Constitution is pretty firm on what Congress has the power to do on a federal level, and I can not see how Congress has the power to control who can call you and who can't. If someone is a burden, find one of the many solutions that already exist, rather than placing yet another law on the books that really helps no one and harms many.

Personally, I used to like telemarketing calls. It was a fun way to waste away 5 or 10 minutes harassing them back with numerous oddball questions.

I don't get spam anymore thanks to filters, and I don't get telemarketing phone calls anymore thanks to my cell phone.

Re:And this matters to me how?

[smart.id]

Look, everyone's happy that you don't have a landline, but you don't have to act like you're a god because you only have a cell phone. If you're suggesting that everyone should follow your lead and use a cell phone as their primary line, then you're an idiot. Not everyone would see that as a convience; some people don't get cell phone service at their houses, some people need more than one line, and some people like having two separate lines. On the other hand, if you're merely trying to show off that you use spam filters (HOLY SHIT!) and a cell phone to thwart telemarketers, then fantastic. But that's barely interesting.

Ok, wild speculation..

[msimm]

Begins NOW!

No..now!

;-)