Re: Triage Marketing for Q4

[EMAIL PROTECTED] (News Release) wrote:
> If you're going to be cold calling be sure you do not violate any of
> the federal or state "do-not-call" laws.  Many people are still in the
> "If I ignore it maybe it will go away." mode.

It is important to be aware of the law. That said...

> With the FTC handing out an $11,000 fine for each call it's not
> something to mess around with.

To fine under the federal law, a civil suit must be filed - in a federal 
court. And considering the cost of said suits and the limited resources of 
state and federal prosecutors, the violations have to be pretty egregious. 
Still, it always useful to have accurate info, so let's see:

> For more information on how the do-not-call laws may apply to you
> check out the following websites.
> 
> http://www.checkcall.com
> http://www.ocmusa.com

It would help if you had also stated that you appear to represent one of 
these (considering your e-mail address), if not both. They look to be sites 
marketing telemarketing services - hardly an unbiased source, IMHO. Here's 
the scoop straight from the FTC's web site which would have been more 
helpful:

http://www3.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/buspubs/tsrcomp.htm