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December 17, 2004

a scoldy but a goody

Filed under: pre-06-2006 — David Giacalone @ 12:51 pm

Common Scold Monica Bay passes on some good advice (from Larry Bodine):


Do Not Call List:  register your cell phone number on the national

Do Not Call list so that your precious billing minutes don’t get sucked

up by telemarketer calls. It’s truly painless, and takes about 30 seconds

to do (I just did it) — call 1-888-382-1222

afterthought (3 PM): Kevin J. Heller writes to remind us that the rumor about

cellphone numbers being given to telemarketers is false.









mountain pheasant
are you calling the wife?
scolding her?

 


scolding the cricket
in my sleep…
thatched hut

 

 

ISSA, translated by David G. Lanoue  

katydid

 


lips and tongues —
annual Holiday 
papercuts


                     [dagosan, 12-20-03, rev’d Dec. 17, 2004]

 

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4 Comments

  1. It was but a hoax that cell numbers were added to the DNC
    Editor’s Comment:  KevinEsq, according to the FTC you are wrong.  Here is a Federal Trade Commission Press Release from Dec. 10, 2004:
    http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2004/12/dnc.htm

    FTC: National Do Not Call Registry Accepts Both Cell Phone and Home Phone Numbers
    The Federal Trade Commission reminds consumers that the National Do Not Call Registry has accepted personal cell phone and home phone number registrations since it opened for consumer registrations in June 2003. There is no deadline to register a home or cell phone number on the Registry.
    To register a telephone number on the National Do Not Call Registry, or to file a complaint, consumers should visit http://www.donotcall.gov or call 1-888-382-1222 (TTY: 1-866-290-4236). Consumers registering a phone number online will be asked to provide a valid e-mail address to which a confirmation of the registration will be sent. A registration is not complete until the consumer clicks on the link in this e-mail. Consumers registering by phone must call from the phone number they wish to register.
    Register online or get more Consumer Information here.
    MEDIA CONTACT:

    Jen SchwartzmanOffice of Public Affairs202-326-2674

    (http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2004/12/dnc.htm)

    Comment by Kevin, Esq. — December 17, 2004 @ 2:01 pm

  2. It was but a hoax that cell numbers were added to the DNC
    Editor’s Comment:  KevinEsq, according to the FTC you are wrong.  Here is a Federal Trade Commission Press Release from Dec. 10, 2004:
    http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2004/12/dnc.htm

    FTC: National Do Not Call Registry Accepts Both Cell Phone and Home Phone Numbers
    The Federal Trade Commission reminds consumers that the National Do Not Call Registry has accepted personal cell phone and home phone number registrations since it opened for consumer registrations in June 2003. There is no deadline to register a home or cell phone number on the Registry.
    To register a telephone number on the National Do Not Call Registry, or to file a complaint, consumers should visit http://www.donotcall.gov or call 1-888-382-1222 (TTY: 1-866-290-4236). Consumers registering a phone number online will be asked to provide a valid e-mail address to which a confirmation of the registration will be sent. A registration is not complete until the consumer clicks on the link in this e-mail. Consumers registering by phone must call from the phone number they wish to register.
    Register online or get more Consumer Information here.
    MEDIA CONTACT:

    Jen SchwartzmanOffice of Public Affairs202-326-2674

    (http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2004/12/dnc.htm)

    Comment by Kevin, Esq. — December 17, 2004 @ 2:01 pm

  3. I proclaim myself to officially be the worst haiku writer ever. What I meant to say was:
    an email has been recently making the rounds saying that cell phone numbers are going to be given to telemarketers — according to cnet — that information is simply not true.

    see http://techlawadvisor.com/2004/12/do-not-cell-is-hoax.html

    Comment by Kevin, Esq. — December 17, 2004 @ 3:13 pm

  4. I proclaim myself to officially be the worst haiku writer ever. What I meant to say was:
    an email has been recently making the rounds saying that cell phone numbers are going to be given to telemarketers — according to cnet — that information is simply not true.

    see http://techlawadvisor.com/2004/12/do-not-cell-is-hoax.html

    Comment by Kevin, Esq. — December 17, 2004 @ 3:13 pm

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