Re: National Do Not Call Registry has opened

[Joe Abley <jabley () isc org>]

On Monday, Jun 30, 2003, at 19:16 Canada/Eastern, Callahan, Richard M, 
SOLGV wrote:

> The FCC has, as of Thursday the 26th, adopted all aspects of the FTC
> DNCR.  Now all
> > long-distance phone companies
> > airlines
> > banks and credit unions; and
> > the business of insurance,
>
> are fully covered and enforceable.  count one for the good guys!!

Of course, it does nothing for people outside the US who get 
cold-called by US-based telemarketers. It's almost understandable how 
that could happen if you live in Canada, since Canadian numbers live in 
the North American number plan, but I used to get called by people 
trying to sell investment advice and long-distance calling plans while 
I lived in Auckland.

It was occasionally amusing to keep them on the phone for about half an 
hour, and then say "of course, you realise this is an international 
call, there's no way I can buy what you're selling, and in fact this is 
costing you vast sums of money". Until I realised that they thought 
"international" meant out-of-state, and that they thought New Zealand 
was a town in Southern California.


Joe