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Re: National Do Not Call Registry has opened
From: "Steven M. Bellovin" <smb () research att com>
Date: Wed, 02 Jul 2003 17:44:12 -0400
In message <000401c340e0$aab42310$19ee0b0a () force10networks com>, "Stephen Sprun k" writes:
Thus spake "Tomas Daniska" <tomas () tronet com>A: No. Placing your number on the National Do Not Call Registry will stopmost, but not all, telemarketing calls. Some businesses are exempt from the national registry and still can call you even if you place your number on it. Exempt businesses include:long-distance phone companies airlines banks and credit unions; and the business of insurance, to the extent that it is regulated by statelaw.... political organizations, charities, telephone surveyors or ...Nearly every call I get today is by companies on the 'exempt' list, go figure.
Oh, it might get worse -- here's the first paragraph of a Wall Street Journal story: NEW YORK -- With millions of people signing up to stop receiving pesky sales calls, the nation's biggest marketers are preparing a new round of potentially annoying advertising pitches via e-mail and direct mail. Oh, joy -- more spam instead of telemarketers. --Steve Bellovin, http://www.research.att.com/~smb (me) http://www.wilyhacker.com (2nd edition of "Firewalls" book)
Current thread:
- Re: National Do Not Call Registry has opened Alex Bligh (Jul 01)
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- Re: National Do Not Call Registry has opened Petri Helenius (Jul 01)
- Re: National Do Not Call Registry has opened Richard D G Cox (Jul 03)
- Re: National Do Not Call Registry has opened Jack Bates (Jul 01)
- Re: National Do Not Call Registry has opened Stephen Sprunk (Jul 02)
- Re: National Do Not Call Registry has opened Steven M. Bellovin (Jul 02)
- Re: National Do Not Call Registry has opened Vadim Antonov (Jul 02)
- Re: National Do Not Call Registry has opened Rob Thomas (Jul 02)
- Re: National Do Not Call Registry has opened Matthew Black (Jul 03)