More Evidence Of The ZOG-Judeo-Capitalist Partnership

Telemarketers And Bill Collectors May Soon Be Making Endless Calls On Your Cell Phone - AT YOUR EXPENSE!

By Ali Rozell

A bill being considered by the House Energy and Commerce Committee would end 20 years of consumer protection preventing marketers from endlessly calling your cell phone — and using up minutes that you pay for.

This proposed legislation is so far-reaching that Sen. Chuck Schumer said that if it passes, "The floodgates would be open to telemarketers, who could call you on your cell phone during breakfast, lunch, dinner, no matter if you're at home, at school, at the office."¹

Our best chance to stop the bill is in the House Energy and Commerce Committee. If we can prevent the bill from coming to a full House vote, we can effectively kill it and preserve the traditional protections consumers enjoy from intrusive and unwanted robocalls to their cell phone.

It's unsurprising that this bill is being pushed by corporate interests like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the American Bankers Association.

And since big business already has lobbyists on Capitol Hill whipping support for this legislation, it is even more important that the members of the Energy and Commerce Committee hear from consumers that this harmful legislation should not even be brought up for a vote.

This overreach by corporations has to be stopped. It is unreasonable and unfair to expect consumers to pay when telemarketers make unwanted calls to their cell phones. But if the Energy and Commerce Committee doesn't stop this bill from coming to a vote, it will be harder to stop this harmful legislation.

If this infringement of privacy and abolishment of consumer protection wasn't enough, the way the bill is written, you may opt-in to receive calls from marketers and bill collectors without even realizing it.

Although telemarketers have to have "express consent" before they can call your cell phone, this bill would mean that if you ever give your phone number when buying anything, you will have given businesses the ability to call you endlessly — and use up minutes you paid for.

This bill is anti-consumer and constitutes serious infringement on the rights and privacy of cell phone users — and it has to be stopped.

1. "Telemarketers, Collectors Could Target Cells Under "Mobile Information Call Act": Chuck Schumer," New York Daily News, 11-21-11.

Comment:

Comrades, many of us have an unlimited minutes plan, but that's not the point. This bill would be another invasion of our privacy.

I'm sure Wall Street and Madison Avenue have greased a lot of palms to get this bill this far. Hopefully they haven't greased enough of them to get it passed, but I won't hold my breath. The government wants this bill to pass because it would mean increased business taxes and fees from the corporations. Since it will also mean increased sales, that means more sales tax it will collect from us.

This plan won't work on me because I get annoyed with telemarketers and hang up on them anyway - usually after I tell them to get a real job and stop annoying people with their calls. Also, they won't make a sale because I can't afford to buy! If ya ain't got it, ya can't buy. As to bill collectors, all you have to do is write them a letter, send it with "proof of service", which is like certified mail in that the recipients have to sign for it, telling them not to call you. If they persist, they are in violation of the law, and you can sue for harassment.

If this bill passes, my advice to you is to hang up immediately. Also, look at your caller ID. If the in-coming call has a 1-800 or 1-866 number, it's a telemarketer. Some of these callers have their numbers blocked so your caller ID says "no number available". Also, most of these telemarketing company phones HAVE NO NUMBER. How can this be? Their phones can make out-going calls only. Since they can't receive calls, they don't need a number. They have it all figured out. So block all calls that don't display a number. My attitude is, if you don't want me to see your number when you call, then I have nothing to say to you.

Dan 88!