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- From: lsnow@ncrclm.ClemsonSC.NCR.COM (Linda Snow)
- Newsgroups: misc.consumers
- Subject: Re: How to fight telemarketers
- Message-ID: <1714@ncrclm.ClemsonSC.NCR.COM>
- Date: 22 Jan 93 17:50:40 GMT
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- Reply-To: lsnow@ncrclm.ClemsonSC.NCR.COM (Linda Snow)
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- Organization: NCR E&M CLEMSON Liberty, SC
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- >The proposed/existing law says that a telemarketer must maintain a list
- >of people they have previously called who have said they don't want to
- >be called again. The telemarketer is then in violation of the law if they
- >call anyone on this list again. Any such person they call a second time
- >is entitled to punitive damages, which can be as high as $500, and
- >there are cases where the fines are being paid.
-
- Well I really hate telemarketers, but I really can't imagine hating them
- enough to (1) Really listen to the name of the organization that is calling,
- (2) Keep a log of who called once, so I can (3) have a record of who called
- twice, and then (4) take them to small claims court or whatever in order
- to get this fine paid.....etc. etc. etc. I have heard that telemarketing
- is *very* profitable and I would assume that the number of people who are
- willing to go through the above scenario would be so small that the
- telemarketers aren't going to get seriously hurt by paying fines.
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