Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site teldata.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!floyd!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!teltone!teldata!ted From: ted@teldata.UUCP (Ted Becker) Newsgroups: net.consumers,net.flame,net.legal Subject: Junk Phone Calls Message-ID: <253@teldata.UUCP> Date: Tue, 6-Mar-84 19:59:20 EST Article-I.D.: teldata.253 Posted: Tue Mar 6 19:59:20 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 7-Mar-84 06:45:48 EST Organization: Teltone Corp., Kirkland, WA Lines: 26 ******* Several people are interested stopping "junk phone calls", particularly those generated by machine. I am posting this with some of my ideas in order to open some discussion and start some action. Legislation or regulation is going to be required to stop these practices. My experience indicates the companies using these methods are insensitive to the wishes of anyone else and will not stop unless forced to. Some communities have laws against soliciting door-to-door (called Green River Ordinances I think.). Can someone on the net render a knowledgeable opinion as to the applicability of these laws to phone calls? Has any community banned these calls? Has there been any prosecution or litigation under invasion of privacy? In order to eliminate these calls we need get the proper legislation inacted and that will only happen if enough of us tell our legislators what we want. Here in Wash. State we can circulation a petition as an initiative of the people and if enough registered voters sign it goes on the ballot and if passed it becomes law. I'm sorry I don't have a lot of time to deal with mail so post any responses. If you are in the Seattle area call me at 827-9629 (bus.) or 743-3890 (res.). Ted Becker