Re: New N.Y. Law Targets Hidden Net LD Tolls

[Richard A Steenbergen <ras () e-gerbil net>]

On Thu, Aug 18, 2005 at 04:05:30AM -0400, Sean Donelan wrote:
> On Thu, 18 Aug 2005, Richard A Steenbergen wrote:
> > Sounds like the standard notice that all reputable ISPs are probably
> > already giving. Given the very real potential for grandma and grandpa to
> > pick a number off a list which looks like it is in their area code and end
> > up with a multi-thousand dollar phone bill the next month, I'm surprised
> > consumer protection folks haven't asked for such a requirement sooner.
>
> I assume the NY AG will also be targeting enforcement of Domino's Pizza
> because they have lots of phone numbers and consumers may unknowingly dial
> a phone number to order a pizza which may be a toll call in their area.

If we're making silly comparisons now, sure. Ordering Domino's from a long 
distance number is not the kind of activity where an innocent and 
unsuspecting person can accidentally run up thousands of dollars in 
charges which they may know nothing about until the next month's phone 
bill arrives, for something that they had a (semi)reasonable expectation 
to be free.

Besides, I don't know if you've ever had the problem of living a block 
away from where the magic cutoff line for delivery is, but you can barely 
get those guys to deliver within evan a few miles let alone outside your 
local calling region.

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