Tom.Jennings@f111.n125.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Tom Jennings) (04/30/91)
I don't mean to drag the telemarketer thing on any further, but I found this in
the San Francisco Weekly (24 Apr 91) about Private Citizen Inc, who "...
compiles a list of citizens who are fed up with telemarketers, and sends these
names to more than 750 telemarketing firms twice a year. The firms are made an
offer to use individuals' phone time on a 'for hire' basis only; a 'junk call'
to a listed consumer constitutes acceptance of an obligation to pay $100 to the
consumer.
"According to [founder Robert] Bulmash, it works -- subscribers report an 80
percent drop in telemarketing calls, and a number of consumers have collected
their $100 fee for being harrassed.
" 'I encourage subscribers to tell me about telemarketing firms that aren't on
my list,', says Bulmash. 'We get the big guys, but there are still a lot of
local places that we don't know about'.
"To be listed in the Private Citizen Directory, the fee is $20 annually.
Contact Private Citizen Inc, Box 233, Naperville IL 60566. Or call
(708)-393-1555."
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