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United States News Title: The President's Plan to Reduce the Deficit and Invade Your Cell Phone The President's Plan to Reduce the Deficit and Invade Your Cell Phone nolu chan The President's Plan for Economic Growth and Deficit Reduction, of September 2011, aka Living Within Our Means and Investing in the Future, contains a provision to assist in debt collection. Current law (The Communications Act of 1934 as amended by the Telecom Act of 1996) protects your cell phone from the plague of robocalls. The administration plans to fix that so the government can reach out and touch even if you disconnect your land line. While the current plan reads only to provide this benefit to government agencies, other debt collectors are sure to follow. A government agency could contract the work out to fine folks at existing professional debt collection enterprises. At page 28 (PDF page 38) of the President's Plan: The President's Plan for Economic Growth and Deficit Reduction (Sep 2011) Section 227 (47 U.S.C. 227) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended by the Telecom Act of 1996 [pp. 71-79], provides Section 227(b)(1)(B) [p. 72]: [...] The cited paragraph (2)(B) at page 72-73: [...] (ii) such classes or categories of calls made for commercial purposes as the Commission determines-- (I) will not adversely affect the privacy rights that this section is intended to protect; and (II) do not include the transmission of any unsolicited advertisement; and Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread |
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