Comment Number: OL-101430
Received: 11/27/2004 6:27:29 PM
Organization: private person
Commenter: Richard Cahaan
State: OH
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:

Please -- NO!!! Do NOT make additional exemptions to the do-not-call rules. The distinction between a pre-recorded message and a live person is not the problem. Junk calls used to mess up my dinner, my TV viewing, and even having a pleasant conversation. A ringing phone is tremendously intrusive, even with caller ID. I do not want the phone to ring for commercial purposes of any nature. As to the opt-out provisions, there are too many companies who could claim an existing business relationship with me -- that restriction is effectively meaningless.