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Court blocks 'do not call' list
by Laughing Boy at 11:30 am EDT, Sep 24, 2003 |
] A federal judge in Oklahoma has ruled that the Federal
] Trade Commission overstepped its authority in creating a
] national do-not-call list against telemarketers.
]
] The ruling came in a lawsuit brought by telemarketers who
] challenged the list, comprised of names of people who do
] not want to receive business solicitation calls. The
] immediate impact of Tuesday's ruling was not clear.
]
] U.S. District Judge Lee West sided in favor of the
] plaintiffs, U.S. Security, Chartered Benefit Services
] Inc., Global Contact Services Inc., InfoCision Management
] Corp. and Direct Marketing Association Inc.
]
] The telemarketing industry estimates that the do-not-call
] list could cut its business in half, costing it up to $50
] billion in sales each year. Tough shit if they lose money. Its an iffy business model anyway - call huge volumes of phone numbers until you find a sucker who will buy your crap? Ummm... doesn't that sound an awful lot like SPAMMING? And I'd think this list would actually HELP their business - weeds out the people who do not want these calls. I wonder how much this judge was paid off by the telemarketing industry? LB |
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RE: Court blocks 'do not call' list
by bucy at 11:59 am EDT, Sep 25, 2003 |
Laughing Boy wrote:
] ] A federal judge in Oklahoma has ruled that the Federal
] ] Trade Commission overstepped its authority in creating a
] ] national do-not-call list against telemarketers.
] ]
] ] The ruling came in a lawsuit brought by telemarketers who
] ] challenged the list, comprised of names of people who do
] ] not want to receive business solicitation calls. The
] ] immediate impact of Tuesday's ruling was not clear.
] ]
] ] U.S. District Judge Lee West sided in favor of the
] ] plaintiffs, U.S. Security, Chartered Benefit Services
] ] Inc., Global Contact Services Inc., InfoCision Management
] ] Corp. and Direct Marketing Association Inc.
] ]
] ] The telemarketing industry estimates that the do-not-call
] ] list could cut its business in half, costing it up to $50
] ] billion in sales each year.
] I heard on NPR a few minutes ago that congress is already acting to explicitly give the FTC the needed authority. The system works, occasionally. |
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RE: Court blocks 'do not call' list
by Laughing Boy at 10:38 pm EDT, Sep 25, 2003 |
Laughing Boy wrote:
] ] A federal judge in Oklahoma has ruled that the Federal
] ] Trade Commission overstepped its authority in creating a
] ] national do-not-call list against telemarketers.
] ]
] ] The ruling came in a lawsuit brought by telemarketers who
] ] challenged the list, comprised of names of people who do
] ] not want to receive business solicitation calls. The
] ] immediate impact of Tuesday's ruling was not clear.
] ]
] ] U.S. District Judge Lee West sided in favor of the
] ] plaintiffs, U.S. Security, Chartered Benefit Services
] ] Inc., Global Contact Services Inc., InfoCision Management
] ] Corp. and Direct Marketing Association Inc.
] ]
] ] The telemarketing industry estimates that the do-not-call
] ] list could cut its business in half, costing it up to $50
] ] billion in sales each year.
] I heard on NPR a few minutes ago that congress is already acting to explicitly give the FTC the needed authority. The system works, occasionally. |
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