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Subject: Re: Why certain things about telemarketers? Answers to some
From: stinky
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in article bl1sbf02909@drn.newsguy.com, SPAMJAMR at Letztalka@aol.com wrote
on 9/26/03 1:17 PM:
> In article , stinky says...
>>
>> in article 33c45d34.0309251550.6c15d18@posting.google.com, James W. Anderson
>> at jander7@hotmail.com wrote on 9/25/03 7:50 PM:
>>
>>> Congress has finally overturned the judge in the National DNC list
>>> case, and President Bush will likely sign it as soon as he sees it,
>>> and that might be tomorrow.
>>
>> Check the headlines. It was shot down again. This seems to be a cat and
>> mouse game that the DMA is playing with the federal court system.
>>
>> http://www.msnbc.com/news/971734.asp?0cv=CB10
>>
>
> Quote from the above article:
>
> “It takes the approach of something like this. ... Ask yourself, is a call
> from
> a telemarketer trying to sell books any more invasive than call from the
> American Cancer Society?” he said. “The government can’t regulate one and not
> regulate the other.”
>
> I have to agree with the judge. Over the last 90 days, in fact since I put my
> numbers on the DNC list, I have been getting 2-3 calls per week from
> charitable
> orgs whereas they were almost non-existant for years prior.
>
> It would open the door for more charities and politicians to call, and would
> probably create an opportunity for scammers to pose as a charitable org to get
> around the law.
They *already* do that.
From: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,98342,00.html
Rick Ratliff, president of U.S. Security, Inc., one of the plaintiffs in a
lawsuit challenging the list, said his company laid off half of its 600
employees because of restrictions on telemarketing.
"U.S. Security does not sell anything over the phone," he said. "We simply
ask for the opportunity to tell someone about the lifesaving benefits of our
security and fire systems in a face-to-face meeting."
If the call wasn't made then no sale would happen, hence it is a
solicitation for business.
> DNC means DNC, no matter who you are.
Unless you are a telemarketer and it doesn't mean anything. I love the DMA's
guy whining about "we already had a list" the thing he left out is that you
have to send postal mail to some obscure postal address that most people
don't know about (which we all know is done on purpose). Most people won't
take the time, money to send a letter (not to mention that their address
would probably be sold by the DMA). If the DMA really wanted to do their own
DNC list they would put it online and/or a toll free number like the FTC
did.