Comment Number: OL-109418
Received: 12/10/2004 1:02:50 PM
Organization:
Commenter: Douglas Montgomery
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:

1. I consider it a personal affront when someone arbitrarily decides to make me answer the telephone in order to induce me to buy something. That the call ends up being a re-recorded message makes the insult even more egregious, because I am rendered powerless to tell the caller in no uncertain terms how I feel about this uncalled for intrusion into my otherwise peaceful and harmonious existence. 2. Based on your description of your "call abandonment rule", I haven't the foggiest idea what you are talking about, and I'm a retired attorney. If you want public comment, you had better explain your issues more clearly. I hang up on callers all the time, and I don't expect there is anything you can do about it.