Do Not Call List Under Attack

Posted by Zonk on Thursday July 21, 2005 @04:48AM from the reach-out-and-annoy-someone dept.

smooth wombat writes "Do Not Call. Those words are music to millions of Americans who have signed up for the list so they're not bothered by telemarketers. Not content to let things as they are telemarketers are now lobbying the FCC to have state laws which regulate the practice overturned. In April an ad-hoc group of firms ranging from the Direct Marketing Association to the National Children's Cancer Society filed a joint petition asking the FCC to declare that it has 'exclusive jurisdiction over interstate telemarketing calls.' The issue revolves around some states whose Do Not Call laws are more strict than Federal law and which prohibit telemarketers from calling anyone on a Do Not Call, regardless of an existing business relationship." Update: 07/21 18:42 GMT by Z : Official EPIC page, with contact info and background.

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Re:I wonder.. by MCraigW · 2005-07-21 05:58 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Smells Forskin?
DNC? by j-tull · 2005-07-21 06:07 · Score: 0, Offtopic

What's all the fuss about? What has the Democratic National Convention done to you lately?
Why is this "Your Rights Online"? by jambarama · 2005-07-21 06:10 · Score: 0, Offtopic

What part of this call list is online?? None? So why is it filed under "Your Rights Online?