Our government is doing something right! The FTC is banning recorded sales calls. The only problem I see with this is that it took this long to get it done. Effective September 1, 2009, sellers and telemarketers may place recorded calls only to people who have provided written and signed agreements to receive them.
More than 150 million people are on the "Do Not Call" Registry. Many people who are not on the registry don't want the calls, either. They just haven't taken the time to register their numbers. Doesn't this say something to telemarketers? We hate those calls!
Of course, this will not stop a lot of unscrupulous companies from continuing their harassment. But it should definitely cause a slow-down. I'd like it even better if the effective date was 2008 instead of 2009!
"Recorded calls to be limited." The Dallas Morning News; August 21, 2008; p. 2D.
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You're right, the sooner, the better!!
I hang up as soon as I realize it is a recorded call.
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