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Do Not Call Registry Set to Become Permanent

Posted by Zonk on from the finally-our-government-at-work dept.

coondoggie passed us a NetworkWorld article about an initiative by the Senate to transform the Do Not Call list into a permanent institution. Originally individuals on the list were to have their place on the list revoked; up to a third of the people who signed up might have fallen off the list by the Autumn without renewing legislation. A move by the Senate this past Wednesday will permanently prevent salesmen from calling those who have registered for the list. "Aside from what telemarketing junk the bill does prevent, experts note what may also be a big deal is a provision that is NOT in this bill and that is protection for those other annoying time wasters: political robo calls."

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  1. Do not fp prevention registry by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Why not just randomize the first 20 posts, eliminating the annoying fp problem ?

  2. How About by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic


    a DO NOT GET OUT OF JAIL FREE Card for this War Criminal?

    However, given most Slashdotters' preoccupation with their subprime hovel mortages, SUVs, and "software engineering" jobs, I don't expect
    democracy to arrive in the United Gulags Of America in this century,

    PatRIOTically Forever,
    K. Trout

  3. Oh look! by CompMD · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    coondoggie writes in with a networkworld article! How about that!

  4. Re:How about a do not mail list? by skuzzlebutt · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ...and me, fresh out of mod points.

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