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Andrew
August 28th, 2009, 04:21 PM
Starting Tuesday, many "robocalls" from telemarketers will be illegal. A new ban on automated telemarketing calls goes into effect Tuesday. Businesses that try to push products on consumers with automated and unsolicited calls will face fines of up to $16,000 per call, according to the Federal Trade Commission.

"American consumers have made it crystal clear that few things annoy them more than the billions of commercial telemarketing robocalls they receive every year," FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz said in a news release.

Calls from politicians, public service announcements and "informational" calls will be exempt from the new rule. A call alerting a traveler that his or her flight has been delayed would still be allowed, for example. Banks, telephone carriers and most charitable organizations are also excluded from the ban, the FTC says.

Okay so we hate these calls, and so they are going to ban them but....oh politicians can still do it. BULL!

If companies can't do it, politicians shouldn't be able to either.


The info ones mentioned are fine, as are reverse 911 type stuff obviously.


How blatantly hypocritical can we get?

Chris
August 28th, 2009, 04:31 PM
Caller ID is a wonderful thing to have. ;)

Andrew
August 28th, 2009, 04:34 PM
What's nice is I have no land line. Just a cellphone. And they can't call my cellphone.

4Runninfun
August 29th, 2009, 01:02 AM
yup no landline and if i look at the caller ID and it says unavailable i don't answer. better leave a message if it's important.

Brody
August 29th, 2009, 07:26 AM
Okay so we hate these calls, and so they are going to ban them but....oh politicians can still do it. BULL!

If companies can't do it, politicians shouldn't be able to either.


The info ones mentioned are fine, as are reverse 911 type stuff obviously.


How blatantly hypocritical can we get?

Guess who "voted" in the politician exception? Yep....and I wouldn't empty my bladder on any politician who was on fire...for this and many other reasons...

Patrolman
August 29th, 2009, 09:24 AM
But the political calls are informative, right? ;) They aren't selling anything, just informing you.

1freaky1
August 29th, 2009, 10:21 AM
But the political calls are informative, right? ;) They aren't selling anything, just informing you.

Or asking for donations for their political causes and dinners, its still BS!!! And Charities don't need to calling either, If I want to donate I will make the call to them don't come begging for money.