Do Not Call Under Attack

Good catch by kemplog. Pointing to a story in the Northwest Times about the Consumer Bankers Association petitioning the FCC to strike down portion of the Indiana Do Not Call list, presumably as preempted by federal law. Attorney General Steve Carter is fighting for Indiana’s law.

This was my main concern with the federal do-not-call legislation. I actually went so far as to write my Congressman, Steve Buyer, to ask that he make sure that more stringent do-not-call legislation was acceptable under the federal law.

I sent my comment to the FCC (Referencing Case 02-278)

Dear Sirs and Madams:
Please deny the recent petition of the Consumer Bankers Association seeking to water down Indiana’s “do not call” list. The federal “do-not-call” list was enacted as a measure to help those in the country in states which had not acted sufficiently to stop the blight of unwanted telephone calls. It was not designed to prevent Indiana from taking more stringent measures to protect its citizens.

Thank you for your consideration
/s/Douglas J. Masson