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FCC Cracks Down on Robocalls

Posted by samzenpus on from the talk-to-the-machine dept.

Cara_Latham writes "If you want to receive annoying robocalls from telemarketers you will have to opt in. Federal Communications Commission rules now require that telemarketers get your consent before dialing your number. Telemarketers will also have to obtain consent even if they had previously 'done business with' the consumer on the receiving end of a call."

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  1. Text messaging by Dynedain · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Can we add text messages to this please?

    I'm tired of paying per-message to receive spam.

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    1. Re:Text messaging by amRadioHed · · Score: 4, Insightful

      turn ALL texts off?

      great solution grandpa. This isn't the 90's anymore, texts aren't just for teens.

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  2. Re:change of heart? by AngryDeuce · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Half the time the people calling to collect a debt can't even produce proof that they are legally authorized to collect it.

    First response to any collections call should always be, "I would like written proof that your organization owns this debt and are authorized to collect it." A lot of the time, you never hear from them again. I'm not gonna come right out and say they're scammer fucks, but it's funny that said proof almost never, ever, shows up...