FCC Finally Nuking Annoying "Robocalls" With New Rules

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@livebriand
Well said and well said

 

[eiskrystal]

I'm on the DNC list in England and I get these pretty much every day. They are usually selling illegal/unneccessary services or making money through cons. The FCC will have no effect. Seen it ALL before.

 

[d-isdumb]

[citation][nom]livebriand[/nom]Note to advertisers: if you want me to buy your product, one of the worst things you can possibly do is send me spam, ads, or robocalls.[/citation]
Agree, I actually make it a point not to buy over advertised products. Most of the time they are overpriced compared to their competitors because of the all the money they spend for advertising anyway.

 

[wiyosaya]

[citation][nom]NapoleonDK[/nom]I've been on the DNC list for over 2 years. I have an account with US Bank and I still get calls from "Cardholder Services" or whatever it is. Really pisses me off...it's always a recording asking me to stay on the line because they're worried about my well-being and that my credit card interest rate might be too high. Go figure.[/citation]
If it is really "cardmember services" from your bank, then they are not bound by the DNC list since the DNC law specifically states that if you have an existing business relationship with a company, that company can spam you all they want.

In this case, it is advisable to contact that bank, and specifically tell them that you do not want to be the recipient of their marketing material, er, uh, I mean marketing crap.

If they are a scam, then that's a different story.

This particular story is aimed at calls that have no real person on the other end. In this case, I agree that there should be a "do not ever call me again or I will report your marketing, er, uh, I mean crap call to the DNC people and your company will be fined by the man" option.

Best yet - they extend this to calls from politicians and non-profits. :O

 

[hoofhearted]

Note to disgruntled consumer: You are not in the 0.00001 % demographic we are targetting.

PS: We also hunt birds with bazookas.

[citation][nom]livebriand[/nom]Note to advertisers: if you want me to buy your product, one of the worst things you can possibly do is send me spam, ads, or robocalls.[/citation]

 

[jaber2]

I signed up with TimeWarner for free upgrade to my internet connection and included free phone number, ever since I have been getting too many calls and decided to unplug the free phone.

 

[cchambers]

The ability to falsify/forge caller ID is still the #1 method these Robocallers will use to escape any repercussions for ignoring these new rules. These new rules won't make a significant difference until a means to accurately identify the origin of these calls are made. New enforced rules for making caller ID information accurate across ALL platforms (cellular and landlines) would help.

 

[descendency]

Every time I get a call from a number I don't know, I want to run a clip of audio from a porn movie when she's near the peak of her orgasm.

Then again, I'd feel bad if it were someone who got a new number or something (especially my parents)

 

[spoonless_eddie]

This should be done simply because as a human being, you deserve to be contacted by a human being, except in an emergency. You deserve respect. Better they should announce this late than never, and for any reason at all.

 

[f-14]

if politicians and people getting paid wages at a non profit, it is no longer a non profit group and should lose non profit/political status and thus be obligated to telemarketing rules.
now, just need to win a multi million dollar lottery to prosecute these lawsuits.

 

[condor76]

I agree that robocallers should be required to gather consent from consumers before calling them. Robocallers can not only be annoying, but the interruptions can causes wasted time and energy. Robotexting is also becoming more prevalent. The unsolicited text comes simply when you are on a cell network.

The FCC provides an online form for email/messaging complaints on their website. This is an expedient way to report unsolicited texts.

 

[Guest]

"if politicians and people getting paid wages at a non profit, it is no longer a non profit group" = Failing to understand what a non-profit corporation is.

In a corporation, profits are the property of the corporation to do as they wish at the end of the tax cycle, in a non-profit (known as 501(c)(3) to the IRS Tax Code), profits are to be used towards it's purpose until it's balance reaches zero at the end of the tax cycle.
Non-profit organizations that are in public works (School/College Foundations, Abuse/Neglect Programs, Credit Counseling) would not be able to have expert staff if they had only volunteers to pick from.

If you said telemarketing groups shouldn't be allowed to become Non-Profit, or NPC's that overextend into telemarketing should lose 501(c)(3) status, then I'd agree with you 100%. But not if you want to throw out the baby with the bathwater.

 

[belardo]

Thanks, good to have... But robotexting seems to be on the rise. In 2010, I got 1-2 such texts. 2011- maybe 5-6. In 2012, I've already have 10+ and I don't want to hit the OPT out in case all it does is confirm my # as being good to harass.

 

[shrapnel_indie]

The Biggest thing I can see this *POSSIBLY* fixing is the modified sales cold-call, ya know the one...

Hello? ... Hi, we're conducting a survey about window installation..." "Sorry I rent." "Okay. Thank you, good-bye."

The one that feels you out, and under the guise of that survey then "establishes a business relationship" with you because you were interested in updating your windows.

 

[samuraibiged]

They just need to ban telemarketing completely!

 

[greenrider02]

Pretty simple solution for me:

If I don't know the phone number calling, I don't answer. If it's important, they'll leave a message or call again.

This comes from phone related anxiety, admittedly, but it does mean I'm in better control of my communications.