On Mon, Feb 24, 2003 at 08:34:49AM -0600, nolan@celery.tssi.com wrote:
> > It's like getting telemarketing calls on your cell phone.
>
> As more and more people opt out of land lines completely, telemarketers
> are starting to get less concerned about calling cell phones. (BTW,
> is there any law against it? I've heard/read conflicting statements
> on that.)
The TCPA prohibits (in the US) calling a cell phone if the
telemarketer is using a prerecorded message and/or an "automatic
dialer". Many states are getting into the game now as well, which
makes me suspect that the TCPA is being fairly widely ignored.
David
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