DNC
Posted October 1st, 2003 @ 06:33pm by Erik J. Barzeski
Someone called me today offering me a chance to win something if I did something. I said "yeah, I'm on the National Do Not Call list, and that started today, so you can be fined." I got the phone number and headed off to the "How to File a Complaint" page at donotcall.gov.
Unfortunately, that page doesn't actually tell you how to file a complaint. Any ideas? For my own knowledge, the phone number is (hidden), and once I mentioned the fine, the guy sure hung up quickly.
Donate Life
Posted 01 Oct 2003 at 7:04pm #
Call 1-888-CALL-FCC, says CNN.
And the FCC complies:
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-239392A2.pdf
Posted 01 Oct 2003 at 9:46pm #
I was under the impression that the current legal challenges to the list had meant that it wasn't *really* in effect yet. One of the major telemarketing associations was telling its member companies to adhere to it anyway just to avoid pissing people off, but it's not legally binding. No?
Posted 04 Oct 2003 at 5:02pm #
Currently on Site:
Thank you for visiting the National Do Not Call Registry. Due to a federal district court ruling, the Registry is currently unavailable and not accepting new phone numbers. The Federal Trade Commission is appealing the court’s ruling.
For updates or further information from the Federal Trade Commission, visit http://www.ftc.gov/donotcall.
(Updated October 2, 2003)
Posted 11 Nov 2003 at 9:53am #
I just had the same problem this morning (Tuesday, 11 November, 2003). I wish there was a way to complain about these folks that would discourage them from breaking the law.
Bob