The problem is, I pay for the service, that is, the last mile of the connection. Its for personal use.
Telephone marketers are attempting to use resources I pay for as if it was a free advertising medium. Its not free, they are stealing.
I tell them all, they need to pay me $1. (by giving me a credit card number) before Ill let them deliver their advertising message. When they dont give me a credit card number, I hang up.
I shouldnt even have to ask though. The phone company needs to change their billing programs to track telemarketer calls. If a telemarketer calls my number and its answered, $1. from the telemarketer should be credited toward my phone bill.
This is a capitalism, since when do telemarketers, politicians, or pollsters get to use resources for free advertising?
If they want to pay for my phone, they can advertise on it. Otherwise I view the whole thing as just stealing from the consumer.
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The problem is, I pay for the service, that is, the last mile of the connection. Its for personal use. Telephone marketers are attempting to use resources I pay for as if it was a free advertising medium. Its not free, they are stealing. I tell them all, they need to pay me $1. (by giving me a credit card number) before Ill let them deliver their advertising message. When they dont give me a credit card number, I hang up. I shouldnt even have to ask though. The phone company needs to change their billing programs to track telemarketer calls. If a telemarketer calls my number and its answered, $1. from the telemarketer should be credited toward my phone bill. This is a capitalism, since when do telemarketers, politicians, or pollsters get to use resources for free advertising? If they want to pay for my phone, they can advertise on it. Otherwise I view the whole thing as just stealing from the consumer.