| Comment Number: | OL-105972 |
| Received: | 12/5/2004 2:34:19 PM |
| Organization: | |
| Commenter: | Linda Bergantino |
| State: | CA |
| Subject: | Trade Regulation Rule on Telemarketing Sales |
| Title: | Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Request for Comment |
| CFR Citation: | 16 CFR Part 310 |
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Comments:
FIRST OF ALL, IT IS DISTURBING TO ME THAT YOU SUBMIT LANGUAGE ON THIS COMMENT FORM THAT WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR MOST PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND. IT IS, HOWEVER, TYPICAL OF GOVERNMENT TO DO SUCH THINGS. HAVING SAID THAT, I ADAMANTLY OPPOSE THIS AMENDMENT TO THE TELEMARKETING SALES RULE AS WELL AS THE PETITION SUBMITTED BY THE DIRECT MARKETING ASSOCIATION TO AMEND THE TSR'S CALL ABANDONMENT SAFE HARBOR PROVISION. CONSUMERS RIGHTS HAVE BEEN VIOLATED LONG ENOUGH. WHAT DO CONSUMERS NEED TO DO TO MAKE IT CLEAR THEY DO NOT WANT THEIR PRIVACY INVADED THIS WAY? THE DO-NOT-CALL LIST WAS CREATED FOR A REASON AND THAT REASON IS WE ARE DONE WITH HAVING OUR PRIVACY BEING INVADED BY TELEMARKETERS. WE USE CALLER I.D. WE USE ANSWERING MACHINES TO SCREEN UNWANTED CALLS. WE TRY TO DO USE EVERY BIT OF NEW TECHNOLOGY TO PUT A STOP TO THIS NONSENSE AND STILL THESE TELEMARKETING COMPANIES PERSIST. IT IS BEYOND BELIEF THAT THEY CONTINUE TO USE THE OLD "FOOT IN THE DOOR ROUTINE" TO PEDDLE THEIR WARES IN SPITE OF OUR AMPLY-DISPLAYED "NO SOLICITORS" SIGNS SUCH AS THE DO-NOT-CALL LIST BUT THEN WHAT ELSE IS NEW? THESE PESTS HAVE BEEN AROUND SINCE THE BEGINNING OF TIME AND AS LONG AS MONEY AND GREED DRIVE OUR SOCIETY, THEY WILL LIVE ON FOREVER. AS LONG AS I'M ABLE TO, HOWEVER, I WILL DO EVERYTHING WITHIN MY POWER TO KEEP THESE PARASITES FROM DARKENING MY DOORWAY. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SUBMIT MY COMMENTS. GOOD DAY.