Comment Number: OL-110759
Received: 12/19/2004 11:22:17 PM
Organization:
Commenter: C. Patrick Ervin
State: IL
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:

Comment on: The Commission invites interested persons to submit comments on a proposed amendment of the Telemarketing Sales Rule to create an additional call abandonment safe harbor to allow telemarketing calls that deliver a prerecorded message to consumers with whom the seller on whose behalf the calls are made has an established business relationship. This is a significant dilution of the rule in contrary to its intent. It should not be approved. Further, "opt out" is copout. Only an "opt in" provision should ever be enacted.