| Comment Number: | OL-102951 |
| Received: | 11/28/2004 2:44:19 AM |
| Organization: | |
| Commenter: | Gregory Walker |
| State: | CA |
| 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 do not agree with the proposed amendment. The purpose of the Do-Not-Call List was to eliminate unwanted telemarketing as much as possible. To allow such a loophole as this would do much damage to that purpose. In my own experience, I have seen people stretch and distort the spirit of the law as it already stands. For example, I have received at work repeated calls from someone offering to purchase Israeli Bonds from my employer. Her explanation for the legitimacy of this offer - despite our Do-Not-Call status - was that she was not trying to sell us anything. The reason I signed up for the Do-Not-Call List, and the reason I continue to suggest it to others, was to be rid of the torrent of marketing calls I receive each day, at work and at home. I do not care whether the calls are made by a person or a machine, and I do not care whether the caller claims that they have a prior business relationship with me. I do not want to receive telemarketing phone calls. This proposed amendment increases the possibility of receiving such calls. Therefore, I do not want this amendment to pass.