Well, somebody "alerted" the media. Who did their usual lame-[***], compliant job of calling up the government and asking them WHAT TO SAY. And so, last week was a news story about how the FCC was "cracking down" on telcos, now going to "allow" them to shut off spammers, etc. The entire news story on every outlet was a bunch of crap! The truth is, they pass laws saying it's unlawful to call cells, then homes, and latest, now business, with a machine. They know when the pass the law that it is unenforceable. The telcos have SPECIAL LAWS for them, making them protected from CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS. That's right, you can't file a suit against AT&T, unless you want to pay to do it all by yourself! Got $20,000,000 laying around? And, the spammers are forging caller ID or hiding behing message systems, and the telcos don't bother to run the software to CONFIRM a call coming in is from a TRACEABLE number. They just put it through to YOUR PHONE, because it saves them a few bucks. So when it comes time for FCC to act upon your COMPLAINT, they haven't a clue who called you!
You are being LIED TO by the government and their handmaiden, the MEDIA. Be quiet, be docile, SHUT UP. You are living in the United Socialist States of America. You are a SLAVE NOW, you just don't know it yet!
1. EVERY call you answer that has a machine recording playing (not a human), whether you get it on your home landline, cell line, or your business line, is now ILLEGAL.
2. These laws which make it illegal are UNENFORCEABLE, and the crooked politicians who pass those laws know it! The phone companies are no longer required to be able to TRACE where a call come from, or even trace if it's a real number calling you. They saved some bandwidth, we got screwed!
3. The national Chamber of Commerce supports these spammers through lobbying efforts. I support small business, they don't!
4. The news media supports the crooked politicians and the President, by reporting LIES to make you feel someone is going to fight on your side - nothing could be further from the truth!
5. The DO NOT CALL REGISTRY is the biggest scam ever devised to put money in the pocket of ATT, Verizon, YOUR Senator, and CRIMINALS. It is basically a public list of all GOOD phone numbers with real people answering, and criminals who are willing to BREAK THE LAW are not going to respect its purpose, but are going to use it to VICTIMIZE YOU!
6. Because Barack Obama signed another piece of paper, bypassing our Constitution, Legislative brance, and all checks & balances, the Student Loan Forgiveness business is a windfall. Those mopping up are likely friends and family. Remember the number one rule: FOLLOW THE MONEY to find the true culprits!