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Jun 27 03: shout oh-yes!
American readers: our hour of delivery is at hand. The national do not call registry is now accepting phone numbers. That’s right, ladies and gentlemen: get yourself on a national listing of people who do not want, and are not to receive, telemarketing calls.
Some caveats of note: some organizations (political groups, charities, and polling organizations, for example) are exempt from this rule. There are other loopholes as well. Expect the most weaselly of the telespammers to just change their speeches: “Hi, we’re taking a survey. If you could save $4.95 a month on your long-distance service, would you be interested in that FASCINATING AND TERRIBLY EXCITING OPPORTUNITY?” But I’m sure we’ll be able to hunt them down and kill them.
Get yourself on the list by August 31 and you’ll start noticing a drop-off in calls by October 1. Can we hear the angels singing songs of sweet freedom?
Yes, yes we can.