I don't think the FCC takes the do-not-call list seriously...

[KFC911]

Originally posted by mstupp
.... I don't consider a ringing telephone a command for me to do something. This behavior drives my g/f nuts.

I bet she can't understand why you choose not to have your cell phone with you at all times either

[Joeaksa]

Originally posted by mstupp
I rely on DNA. Do Not Answer. I literally do not answer my phone unless I am expecting a call. If I hear a voice on the answering machine that I want to talk with, I pick up. I don't consider a ringing telephone a command for me to do something. This behavior drives my g/f nuts.

It would drive me nuts as well, plus its just plain irresponsible.

Just wait until you find out that a friend or family member was hurt or in an accident and calling you for help, not leaving a message...

[KFC911]

Hey Joe, call me sometime . Just kidding, but having been "tied to a phone" (back in the days of bag phones) earlier in my career, I refuse to be now. People that know me well, know how to reach me, and just because I don't answer, doesn't mean I don't screen the number or return the call.

[cashflyer]

Originally posted by LeeH
Now, three months later I get a letter from the FCC explaining that I did not include all of the information required to file a complaint (?). Apparently they want a lot more info than they ask for. I wonder how many millions of these letter get sent out every day.

I just thought I would add to this thread since this week I have received some replies to the FCC complaints I filed.

First letter had this bit of information for me:
Telemarketing calls to business telephone lines generally are not prohibited. Neither the National Do-Not-Call Registry nor company-specific do-not-call requests apply to business lines. Likewise, most restrictions on the use of prerecorded telemarketing messages do not apply to business lines. Nonetheless, the FCC's rules protect businesses from unreasonable telemarketing practices by:

* prohibiting the use of automatic dialing systems to tie up, at the same time, two or more telephone lines at a multi-line business;
* prohibiting prerecorded messages from “seizing” a telephone line (failure to disconnect within five seconds after the calling system is notified that the called party has hung up);
* requiring all prerecorded messages to include certain identifying information (at the beginning of the message identify the business, individual, or other entity responsible for the call; during or after the message provide the telephone of the business, individual or other entity responsible for the call);
* prohibiting “war dialing” (using any technology to dial a telephone number to determine whether the line can receive faxes); and
* limiting call “abandonment” by telemarketers to no more than 3% of all telemarketing calls over a 30 day period (failure to connect a telemarketing call to a live sales representative within two seconds).

So, it seems that you can telemarket to businesses all day long even if they ask you to stop.

But the second letter I received was much better. I had reported a junk fax and the FCC apparently is taking this one 'seriously'. They said all info was present and that the faxer is being investigated.


For those who do not know, the FCC recently changed their complaint forms. Previously you could use form 475 for any general complaint. Now they want you to use form 1088 for reporting telemarketing to residences and also for reporting junk faxes.

LINK: http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/complaints_tcpa.html

[azasadny]

Originally posted by mstupp
I rely on DNA. Do Not Answer. I literally do not answer my phone unless I am expecting a call. If I hear a voice on the answering machine that I want to talk with, I pick up. I don't consider a ringing telephone a command for me to do something. This behavior drives my g/f nuts.

Yep, I do the same thing... I NEVER answer the phone until I hear a voice I recognize...