[Mishmash] FTC On The Job

[Richard Barth]

The DNC list has worked well for me, too.  Now if only they would extend it to
solicitations and political campaigns we'd REALLY have something.

At 09:05 AM 8/17/2006, you wrote:
>     I was looking at the FTC Web site early this morning.  Thought you folks
>might want to know about a couple of things that the FTC is actively doing:
>
>         First: http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2006/08/movieland.htm
>
>         Second: http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2006/08/directv.htm
>
>     So, the FTC is on the job.
>
>     A while back, Bob Bulmash of Private Citizen, Inc. called me because a
>reporter wanted to speak to one of his PCI members about how well the
>National Do Not Call (NDNC) list is working.  He conferenced me up and I
>told him that I haven't gotten a telemarketing call in well over a year.
>Apparently the reporter believed that the NDNC list isn't doing the job.  It
>took some of the wind out of his sails.
>
>     I can't believe how long it took to get that infrastructure in place.
>The telemarketers fought that law with all the money that they could hurl at
>it.  But in the end, consumers won out.
>
>     If you haven't gotten your number added to the NDNC, go to
>http://www.donotcall.gov.  Click on 'Register a Phone Number' and then
>follow the instructions given.
>
>     Your addition to the NDNC is not complete unless you receive a
>confirmation email and click on the link in the message.  Check your email
>and be sure you click on that link.
>
>     You will be happy you did.
>
>     It takes thirty days for your number to be distributed to all the
>telemarketing companies.  Your number remains on that list for five years.
>
>     If you service should be interupted (for not paying your phone bill,
>etc.), your number is removed from the NDNC list.  When your service is
>restored, you can re-register it.
>
>     Regards,
>
>
>
>                                                                         Fred
>
>
>
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Richard Barth *** W3HWN at ARRL.NET *** Silver Spring, MD