429,000 Do-Not-Call Complaints

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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[thebdj]

The Do-Not-Call list was almost a waste of time and money. With the growth in online usage and that insidious spam growing everywhere companies are not using the phone for solicitations anymore. It is by far much cheaper to send out mass emails and probably more effective then trying to call individuals. No telemarketers to pay (or at least fewer) and fewer phone bills for 800 numbers and other lines.

Before the do-not-call list it wasn't exactly hard to get rid of a telemarketer. Before they would even make their pitch you would have the phone hung up because they would mispronounce your name.

It may have been a nice idea to do the do not call list what we all really want and need is the do not email list. The spam is ten times worse then the telemarketers ever were.