On Mon, Feb 24, 2003 at 08:34:49AM -0600, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > It's like getting telemarketing calls on your cell phone. > > As more and more people opt out of land lines completely, telemarketers > are starting to get less concerned about calling cell phones. (BTW, > is there any law against it? I've heard/read conflicting statements > on that.)
The TCPA prohibits (in the US) calling a cell phone if the telemarketer is using a prerecorded message and/or an "automatic dialer". Many states are getting into the game now as well, which makes me suspect that the TCPA is being fairly widely ignored. David -- David Shaw | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | WWW http://www.jabberwocky.com/ +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ "There are two major products that come out of Berkeley: LSD and UNIX. We don't believe this to be a coincidence." - Jeremy S. Anderson
