Comment Number: OL-113672
Received: 1/10/2005 1:30:18 PM
Organization:
Commenter: Vincent
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:

Pre-recorded messages are just as harassing as live telemarketers leaving a message. Both types of calls are unsolicited and aggravating. If I want to purchase from a company, I will surely contact that company. Don't call me, I will call you. However, pre-recorded messages make it easier to disengage the call. Also, I have had telemarketers leave incoherent sounds on the answering machine because they are annoyed that nobody answered. These people should not have a job. Subsequently, I think it is better to replace them with pre-recorded messages, if that is the only alternative placed before me.