| Comment Number: | OL-110061 |
| Received: | 12/13/2004 4:43:25 PM |
| Organization: | |
| Commenter: | Munjee |
| 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 am very concerned about the proposed change in the FTC rules regarding call abandonment and pre-recorded phone calls. I am on the Do-Not-Call list, and I see no difference between my request to not be called whether the phone rings with a live person on the other end or with a pre-recorded message. In fact, I find pre-recorded messages even more invasive than live telemarketers. I urge you to tighten -- not loosen -- the restrictions on companies' ability to call consumers who do not wish to be called. Finally, I am appalled at the idea in the current proposal that consumers who wish to be removed from the pre-recorded phone lists would have to opt out on a company-by-company basis. For the same reasons mentioned before, I do not consider my request to not be called inapplicable to a pre-recorded caller. "Do not call me" means just that -- I do not want companies to call, whether they are represented by a live person or not. Please do not have a different rule for how consumers must opt out of receiving phone calls based on how a compnay makes its calls. This makes no sense, and defeats the intent of the do-not-call list. Thank you for your consideration.