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http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-robo-calling-rules-20120215,0,3017021.story
Regulators hang up on robo-calls
This one's subtle; not about the elections, but the author still manages to leave out Ron when he mentions the nominees.
Regulators hang up on robo-calls
This one's subtle; not about the elections, but the author still manages to leave out Ron when he mentions the nominees.
The Federal Communications Commission clamped down on telemarketers Wednesday – even those you do business with, such as your bank – by placing severe limits on robo-calling and even texting.
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McDowell noted that the rules, which also are more consistent with Federal Trade Commission regulations, were narrowly limited to telemarketing robo-calls. He said the changes do not affect current requirements about informational calls or calls involving charities or political speech.
And with the election season upon us, you’ll definitely want to take those calls from Mitt, Rick, Newt and Barack.