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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 ackthpt · · Score: 5, Interesting

      Can we add text messages to this please?

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

      I too and sick of my mobile going off to inform me I won a prize or am approved for a loan or some other BS. Do keep in mind these scumbags aren't the sort who will honor any legislation or directive. Mobile carriers should be enabling a crowd-based blocking feature - enough people report a number as robo-calling or scamming and it can be blocked by an opt-in program. (Yeah, too intelligent, hasn't got a chance, but I can dream)

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    2. Re:Text messaging by BenFenner · · Score: 5, Interesting

      I wouls say you could simply disable text messages (entirely!) at the provider level.
      But then you get this shit in the mail:

      http://www.supercars.net/gallery/132464/1542/873030.jpg



      That's right dick-heads. I disabled text messages. All of them. Even the ones from you. It took me three months of calling, but I finally did it. You think I want your spam mail in my mail box?!

    3. Re:Text messaging by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

      Why isn't there a setting to just allow texts from numbers in the address book?

  2. Re:What about Slashdot comments? by Ark42 · · Score: 5, Informative

    AT&T **always** has removed text charges I complain about. And I call and complain about a 9 cent charge I didn't want. I don't even have a text plan, and don't text anybody. I keep telling them to block all texts always no matter what, but whenever one shows up on my phone, I get charged for it. Again, it has, fortunately, been super easy to call AT&T and complain, every single time.
    Pretty sure they're paying the support staff a lot more money for the time spent on the call to reverse a 9 cent charge. If everybody did this, I'm sure cell companies would lose enough money to get their act together.

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