Comments on: US firms fined for violating Do Not Call List http://www.p2pnet.net/story/18314 p2pnet.net - reader powered Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:11:09 -0300 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: on news http://www.p2pnet.net/story/18314/comment-page-1#comment-953345 on news Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:58:56 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/18314#comment-953345 USA News: FTC ACTS! FTC slaps Do Not Call Violators with $1.2 Million in penalties Canadian News: INDUSTRY MINISTER FLAPS HIS LIPS! “An abuse of the do-not-call list is unconscionable, not to mention illegal, and I sympathize with those Canadians who are being harassed by unscrupulous telemarketers.” But it continues... Yup, that's the Canadian gov hard at work... USA News:
FTC ACTS!
FTC slaps Do Not Call Violators with $1.2 Million in penalties

Canadian News:
INDUSTRY MINISTER FLAPS HIS LIPS!
“An abuse of the do-not-call list is unconscionable, not to mention illegal, and I sympathize with those Canadians who are being harassed by unscrupulous telemarketers.” But it continues…

Yup, that’s the Canadian gov hard at work…

]]> By: Devil's Advocate http://www.p2pnet.net/story/18314/comment-page-1#comment-953339 Devil's Advocate Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:44:14 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/18314#comment-953339 <p>At least the US system IS resulting in charges, and some have been substantial.<br /> Early in the game, AT&T and a few other providers were charged for doing the same thing that Bell is doing to us.</p> <p>The difference about the US DNCL is that it's not run by a friggin' TELCO (!)</p> <p>"Only in Canada, eh?...."</p> At least the US system IS resulting in charges, and some have been substantial.
Early in the game, AT&T and a few other providers were charged for doing the same thing that Bell is doing to us.

The difference about the US DNCL is that it’s not run by a friggin’ TELCO (!)

“Only in Canada, eh?….”

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