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From: kalm@ihuxw.UUCP (James )
Newsgroups: net.consumers,net.flame,net.legal
Subject: Re: Junk Phone Calls
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Date: Tue, 20-Mar-84 16:18:54 EST
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Posted: Tue Mar 20 16:18:54 1984
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> From ihnp4!harpo!seismo!rlgvax!dave Wed Dec 31 18:00:00 1969
(1969? Whew, this one's been hanging around a long time!!)

> Subject: Re: Junk Phone Calls
> Message-ID: <1818@rlgvax.UUCP>
> Date: Mon, 19-Mar-84 23:00:14 CST
> Organization: CCI Office Systems Group, Reston, VA
> Here in northern Virginia, C & P has listed the following in their phone
> books under Consumer Rights and Responsibilities:
> 
> 	"The Virginia Telephone Solicitation Ethics Council, composed of
> consumers, business, government and regulated telephone industry repre-
> sentatives has endorsed a Code of Ethics for telephone solicitation in
> the Commonwealth.... "
> 
> One of the rules listed requires that telephone solicitors "make telephone
> solicitations only between the hours of 9 a.m. and 9 p.m." 			- Dave Maxey (alias tbm)
> 			{seismo,mcnc,brl-bmd,allegra}!rlgvax!dave


This covers only "Telephone solicitors" not "junk phone calls"
which are those that are sent with automatic dialers and recorded
messages.
THAT particular practise is to my mind a most obnoxious intrusion upon
my privacy which I would be willing to advocate a general boycott
(of the telephone company if necessary) in order to eliminate.
The mail box full of catalogs of overpriced claptrap is about as much
annoyance as I can take.
They should be expicitly OUTLAWED at any time of the day or night!
Anyone feel likewise?
-- 
Jim Kalmadge
IX 1c415
8-367-0475
ihuxw!kalm