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- From: leonard@qiclab.scn.rain.com (Leonard Erickson)
- Subject: Re: Random phone number harassment
- Message-ID: <1992Nov19.151010.11256@qiclab.scn.rain.com>
- Reply-To: Leonard.Erickson@f51.n105.z1.fidonet.org
- Organization: SCN Research/Qic Laboratories of Tigard, Oregon.
- References: <1992Nov15.131927.12211@bnlux1.bnl.gov> <HT4auB3w165w@tcscs.UUCP>
- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 15:10:10 GMT
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- greg%tcscs@idss.nwa.com (Gregory Youngblood) writes:
-
- >I'm not sure but I heard a while back that in some areas, telephone solicitors
- >are not legally permitted to call sequentially.
-
- >Something to look into...
-
- Here in Oregon you can have your number marked to indicate that you don't
- want sales cals unless they are returning a call that *you* initiated.
- This is backed by a state law. Sequentially and "random" calling both
- can get a telemarketer in a world of trouble by running afoul of this.
-
- Congress told the FCC to come up with something like this nearly a
- year ago. But I haven't heard anything since.
-
- --
- Leonard Erickson leonard@qiclab.scn.rain.com
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