| Comment Number: | OL-110221 |
| Received: | 12/15/2004 1:43:32 PM |
| Organization: | |
| Commenter: | Gary Smith |
| State: | WA |
| 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:
Pre-recorded commercial telemarketing calls should simply be prohibited, with no qualifications or exceptions. There should be no exemptions for political campaigns or charitable organizations. Allowing such calls is contrary to the intent of the Do No Call list, and would render it totally useless. Even worse, it would provide the most egregious abusers with a huge, taxpayer provided list of new potential victims. There is simply no legitimate justification for calls of this type. I had a personal experience with this some years ago in California. I was staying with an elderly aunt who was convalescing from surgery, and for a week or so I fielded at least two such calls a day from a local merchant. These calls only ended after a serious threat of legal action from her attorney. I am also opposed to the change in language regarding the 3% call abandonment standard. It should remain "measured per day per calling campaign" , or will not only allow, but invite, abuse. Gary Smith Spokane Valley, WA