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- From: Carrie McLaren <carrie AT stayfreemagazine.org>
- To: stayfreemagazine AT lists.ibiblio.org
- Subject: Stay Free! Action Alert
- Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2002 22:23:33 -0500
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hello, I've got two "action alerts" for you:
a) A little good news for people sick of intrusive marketing. The FTC is considering establishing a national registry for people who don't want telemarketing calls. It would then be illegal for companies to hassle anyone on the list. The FTC is taking public comments on the matter so....do this:
Write a letter (letters are taken more seriously than email) and send it to: FTC, Office of the Secretary, Room 159, 600 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20580. Or email tsr AT ftc.gov. All written comments and electronic submissions should be identified as "Telemarketing Rulemaking - Comment. FTC File No. R411001."
Say that you support the amendment to the Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR), which "protects consumers from unwanted and late-night telemarketing calls and prohibits deceptive sales calls "
For more info, see:
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2002/01/donotcall.htm
b) NEW YORK RESIDENTS: As you may (or not) have heard, Idiot Bloomberg is planning on selling corporate naming rights to city parks, buildings, and who knows what else. This man must be stopped. Call, write, or fax the mayor (email sucks) and tell him what you think about his embarrassing "naming rights" plan:
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg
City Hall
New York, NY 10007
ph 212 788-9600 (public comment answering machine)
fax 212 788-7476
Here is some background on the story:
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/06/nyregion/06BLOO.html
bless you all,
carrie
- Stay Free! Action Alert, Carrie McLaren, 02/12/2002
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