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FTC Rules Outlawing Robocalls Go Into Effect Next Week

Posted by timothy on from the not-a-moment-too-soon dept.

coondoggie writes "Nearly a year after announcing the plan, new Federal Trade Commission rules prohibiting most robocalls are set to take effect Tuesday, Sept. 1. With the rules, prerecorded commercial telemarketing robocalls will be prohibited, unless the telemarketer has obtained permission in writing from consumers who want to receive such calls. Hopefully the rules will go a long way to helping consumers eat dinner in peace without being interrupted by amazingly annoying telemarketer blather or in this case prerecorded blather. The requirement is part of amendments to the agency's Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR) that were announced a year ago. After September 1, sellers and telemarketers who transmit prerecorded messages to consumers who have not agreed in writing to accept such messages will face penalties of up to $16,000 per call."

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  1. Can I have the # for... by SeeSp0tRun · · Score: 2, Funny

    The person I should call when my dinner is interrupted by another call? I bet their voicemail is slashdotted the first day.

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  2. But... but... but... by QuoteMstr · · Score: 5, Funny

    Governmunt regulation is bad and socialist and communist and will make our children weak and effeminate. I know it's true because Ronald Raygun told me so. Why does the FTC hate America?

    RON PAUL! RON PAUL! RON PAUL!

  3. Hrmm by acehole · · Score: 4, Funny

    Happy Dude is not going to be happy.

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  4. Our robocalls are in Spanish by HangingChad · · Score: 4, Funny

    That wouldn't be so bad, except no one here speaks Spanish. So I have no idea if it's a bill collector, a telemarkter, or a candidate running for office in a Spanish speaking area.

    All the Spanish I know is basically ordering a beer and asking for directions to the bathroom, so I know they're not selling Dos Equis or directions to the toilet.

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  5. Re:scumbags don't call me, but politicians do by QuoteMstr · · Score: 4, Funny

    scumbags don't call me, but politicians do

    You contradict yourself.

    No, you do. A "scumbag" is a failed sociopath. We call the successful ones "CEO", "Hedge Fund Manager", and "Sir".

  6. Re:Penalities by QuoteMstr · · Score: 2, Funny

    once the robocaller is fined the government keeps it all.

    Yes, but that's $16k you don't have to pay in taxes.

  7. Re:scumbags don't call me, but politicians do by libkarl2 · · Score: 3, Funny

    scumbags don't call me, but politicians do

    You contradict yourself.

    No, you do. A "scumbag" is a failed sociopath. We call the successful ones "CEO", "Hedge Fund Manager", and "Sir".

    TRIPLE KILL!!!

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