State elected officials want to slam down the phone — permanently — on those annoying, pre-recorded telemarketing calls.
Gov. Cuomo and legislative leaders announced a deal on a bill that would enhance regulation of out-of-state telemarketers under the 2000 law that created the state Do No Call list.
The legislative agreement would bar all telemarketers — no matter where they are located — from delivering pre-recorded calls to New Yorkers without the recipient’s consent. Pre-recorded political calls would be exempt, however.
And, for the first time, out-of-state telemarketers would have to register with the state; their license could be yanked if they violate terms of the Do Not Call list, which has more than 13 million numbers on it.
Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver said aggressive telemarketing” is among the most common consumer complaints in the state.
So how do they get a company in, say New Jersey, or Iowa, or whatever, from phoning a number in New York. This illustrates a serious lack of knowledge of “federalism” – why interstate commerce is subject to federal regulation. If making a phone call to a New York number is legal in another state, that makes it legal – unless the Federal government does something.
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#1 is right. Maybe our do-nothing congress can finally agre3e on SOMETHING and pass a federal law. There already is a federal no-call registry.
#2, the first amendment prevents banning such calls.