429,000 Do-Not-Call Complaints

Posted by michael on Friday June 25, 2004 @04:12AM from the check-the-number-and-dial-again dept.

The Ghetto Imp writes "Is the do-not-call list working for you? According to CNN Money, there have been over 429,000 complaints filed with the FTC over do-not-call violations. The list is incredibly popular, with apparently some 62 million numbers registered. Apparently the worst offenders are the Credit Foundation of America, and our friends at AT&T. In an era where companies use computers to spam pre-recorded messages through our phone lines, does the FTC have the teeth to make unsolicited calls a thing of the past? At $11,000 per violation, let's hope so!"

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Re:$4,719,000,000 in fines? by KingOfBLASH · 2004-06-25 04:36 · Score: 0, Flamebait

No way dude. You know how many bombs the DOD can make with $4.719e9? More than we got now! Think of all the homeless people we could avoid helping with that money too! Why get people off the streets when we can go kill some Irackis? Seriously, giving back to the people, or giving it to a social program wouldn't make any sense... />