| Comment Number: | OL-100170 |
| Received: | 11/25/2004 11:32:40 PM |
| Organization: | |
| Commenter: | Phillip Evans |
| State: | NC |
| Subject: | Trade Regulation Rule on Telemarketing Sales |
| Title: | Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Request for Comment |
| CFR Citation: | 16 CFR Part 310 |
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Comments:
I'd like to voice my opposition to allowing *ANY* use of prerecorded messages beyond the emergency call exceptions noted in 47USC227 b1B. The exceptions in 47USC227 b2B are far too lenient - as an example, I was repeatedly called with prerecorded messages in October by political orginaztions soliciting my vote. The NC republican party even claimed that due to the b2B exemption they were not even required to maintain a private do-not-call list! If this interpretation is correct such organizations can call me again and again and I don't even have a human on the other end to inform of my desire to no longer be called. And even if they are using live telemarketers, they do not have to abide by my wish to not to be bothered by them? I therefore ask that you do not make this change, and further that you consider tightening the current restrictions. I would like to see prerecorded messages banned for telemarketing, specifically for nonprofit and political organizations which can currently ignore the national do-not-call list. Thank you for your time. Phillip Evans