Telemarketing bill?

[Dalton]

Could it be true?!

[Captain tycho]

Could it be true?!

Yes.
*leaps with joy*
Expect my name to be first on the list.

[Montcalm]

If its true it will be good i hope other countries do the same.

[beyond hope]

The FTC has limited authority to police telemarketing calls from certain industries, including airlines, banks and telephone companies.

Now what I want to know is, are they talking about the FTC before this bill passed or after? If it's after, it's not much improvement: the most aggressive and obnoxious telemarketing calls I get are from the long distance companies (they literally will not take no for an answer, not even when you interrupt them three times in the space of a minute to say it.) Unfortunately, answering the phone is an ingrained habit for me from years of temping. I look forward to having Caller ID again so that I'll know when I don't want to pick up the phone.

[neoolong]

Hmm. I thought companies already had to have a do not call list. Guess this just makes a large all encompassing list for all companies. Efficiency in the government. That was unexpected.

[XPViking]

The Direct Marketing Association, an industry group, filed a lawsuit against the FTC last month on grounds that the registry unlawfully restricts free speech.

Free speech as in calling me just to sell something? Seems like the Direct Marketing Association is trying to stretch the definition.

XPViking

[neoolong]

The Direct Marketing Association, an industry group, filed a lawsuit against the FTC last month on grounds that the registry unlawfully restricts free speech.

Free speech as in calling me just to sell something? Seems like the Direct Marketing Association is trying to stretch the definition.

Anything to make a buck. Capitalism at work.

[Cal Wright]

Free speech my ass. What's so funny, is when they tried to get internet porn banned, people were on the porn side. Now the telemarketers are up the creek.