FTC Announces Crackdown on Do Not Call Violators

Tech.Luver writes "The Federal Trade Commission today announced a law enforcement crackdown on companies and individuals accused of violating the requirements of the National Do Not Call Registry, resulting in six settlements collectively imposing nearly $7.7 million in civil penalties, along with an additional complaint that will be filed in federal district court. The actions, brought by the Department of Justice on the FTC's behalf, are against companies ranging from adjustable bed seller Craftmatic Industries, to alarm-monitoring provider ADT Security Services and lender Ameriquest Mortgage Company. To date, consumers have put more than 145 million numbers on the Registry, indicating they do not want to receive calls from telemarketers at home."

Comments

Or maybe go after the root of the problem.

[DanielJosphXhan]

Instead of going after voice spammers for simply filling a market void, instead of creating burdensome bureaucracy and yet more laws, there should be a free-market, technical solution to this problem.

Allow the market to function, and such a thing will happen. Allow the government to function, and you'll have a half-assed law that only gets enforced when it's profitable.