November 1, 2011
A coalition of debt collectors, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and other anti-consumer groups have obtained support in Congress for a dangerous proposal (HR 3035) that would allow debt collectors and other businesses to flood cell phones with the recorded calls known as “robo-calls.” Take Action now to help stop this legislation!
A “robo-call” is when you answer your phone and hear a recording. These calls are placed by machines that store hundreds, even thousands, of telephone numbers, and then dial them automatically and play a recorded message.
HR 3035, the Mobile Informational Call Act of 2011, will be the subject of a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing this Friday, Nov. 4, 2011 at 9 am. Let your elected officials know NOW that you oppose this bill.
Currently, the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (TCPA), 47 USC § 227 prohibits all prerecorded calls to cell phones, except those made with the advance express consent of the recipient or for emergency purposes.
The Hunger Site
November 7, 2011 at 8:49 pm
“Currently, the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (TCPA), 47 USC § 227 prohibits all prerecorded calls to cell phones, except those made with the advance express consent of the recipient or for emergency purposes.”
Not so. I have received two robo calls on my cell phone this campaign season — one from the Joanna Rees for Mayor campaign and one from Jeff Adachi’s pension reform measure. I also received one from Howard Schultz, the CEO of Starbucks, inviting me to participate in a town hall phone meeting.
How did they get my cell phone #? When I registered to vote, I included my land line, not my cell phone. I don’t want robo calls to my cell phone — after a certain number, I will ending up PAYING for these commercial outfits to call me to get my money.
Also, I already get text messages from scammers trying to get me to invest in this, that, or the other pyramid scheme.