THere is a national list maintained by the feds for what ever use it is. I thought the price of a mistake was much higher but hey $200 per call if I got it would be worth the time to get their number recorded and reported to the feds. I wonder who gets the money sure ain't us.
Jon On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 6:21 PM, Ben Scott <mailvor...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 1:52 PM, Mayo, Bill <bem...@pittcountync.gov> > wrote: > > At least in the world of nuisance calls, "take me off your list" does no > > good. As I understand it, federal law requires telemarketers to maintain > a > > "do not call list" and you have to ask to be added to that. > > Mr. Mayo is correct. The magic words are "do-not-call list". > > Even if they were obligated to take your number off some list, they > buy/sell lists constantly. You'd get right back on it. > > But for residences, telemarketers are legally obligated to maintain > a do-not-call list, put the number on it at your request, and maintain > your listing for ten years. > > Give them all your phone numbers, and get the name of the person, > the name of the business, the correspondence address, and make note of > the date and time. You can collect penalties to the tune of something > like $200 per violation. > > The do-not-call regulations do not apply to businesses, but many > telemarketers don't attempt to make the distinction, because making a > mistake can be costly. > > More information: http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/donotcall/ > > -- Ben > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
