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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re[2]: National Do Not Call Registry has opened
On Mon, 30 Jun 2003 17:03:08 +0100 Roland Perry <[email protected]> wrote: > In message <[email protected]>, > Tomas Daniska <[email protected]> writes > ><quote> > >A: No. Placing your number on the National Do Not Call Registry will > stop most, 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 state > law. > All the above text has now disappeared from their site ! this is looking kind of off topic, but... most of those extemptions existed because the industries in question were being regulated by a different commission. said commission had the authority to buy into the do not call list. they have done so, and so the extemptions have mostly gone away. i think politicians can still pester you for money at dinner time, though. richard -- Richard Welty [email protected] Averill Park Networking 518-573-7592 Unix, Linux, IP Network Engineering, Security
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