I find it fascinating that (a) all the fine consumer-oriented reasons given by the proponents of the bill for its passage are all services that people can already opt into as they please (e.g., air flight delay notifications, and (b) the folks who are pushing this bill:
"Supporters of the “Mobile Informational Call Act of 2011” include the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Air Transport Association, as well as groups that represent bankers, mortgage lenders, college loan programs and debt collectors."
Hmmmm. Nobody there who I think is actually looking after my best interest. #ddtb
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Bottom Line – Bill would permit robo-calls to your cell phone
If you like getting those automated messages on your home phone, then you’re just going to love a proposal in Congress. The bill (H.R.
My land-line would be almost useless for incoming calls without caller ID, and it’s pretty crappy even with caller ID. If I am still paying for cell phone minutes rather than paying a flat rate cell phone bill, I definitely don’t want to be paying to receive robo-calls of any kind.