[Infowarrior] - Bill Introduced To Let Robots Call Your Cellphone

[Richard Forno]

Bill Introduced To Let Robots Call Your Cellphone

By Ben Popken on September 29, 2011 3:00 PM

Since '91, it's been illegal for telemarketers to use autodialers and other robot-like devices to call your cellphone. Last week, a bill was introduced to change that. While in the past email hoaxes have gone around saying that your cellphone could be opened up to telemarketers, HR 3035 seeks to let businesses contact your cellphone "for informational purposes."

Here is the text of the bill:

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http://consumerist.com/2011/09/bill-introduced-to-let-robots-call-your-cellphone.html


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