{"id":2055,"date":"2002-03-20T07:52:46","date_gmt":"2002-03-20T12:52:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/?p=2055"},"modified":"2002-03-20T07:52:46","modified_gmt":"2002-03-20T12:52:46","slug":"opt_out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2002\/03\/20\/opt_out.html","title":{"rendered":"Opt-Out"},"content":{"rendered":"

The biggest roadblock to a proposed national telemarketing opt-out list<\/a>?<\/p>\n

The demand is expected to be so heavy, it’s going to be difficult to get everyone signed up who wants to be.<\/p>\n

But state and consumer representatives warn that a flood of callers could overwhelm the government’s phone lines. They say the FTC can expect more than 64 million households, with one-third of the nation’s residential phone lines, to sign up.
\n“We expect a lot of people to take advantage of the list, so there are some logistical challenges,” said Jeff Kramer, senior legislative representative for AARP, which is aggressively pushing for do-not-call lists in states and on a national level. If not done correctly, “implementation could be a nightmare,” Kramer added.<\/p>\n

Well, that, and figuring out how to actually enforce the law in a timely and effective fashion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The biggest roadblock to a proposed national telemarketing opt-out list? 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