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Indiana Attorney General lobbies congress to stop telemarketing bill
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November 9, 2011
Indianapolis, Indiana: Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller has lobbied congress to stop a bill that would override Indiana's tough do not call laws.[1][2] House Resolution 3035, also known as the Mobile Informational Call Act of 2011, would amend the communications act and would disallow states like Indiana from having restrictive do not call lists.[1][3] The bill would authorize telemarketers and debt collectors to call citizens, thus nullifying Indiana and other state's stricter laws.[2] Advocates of the bill say it could increase economic activity, encouraging people to buy from home.[4]
After Zoeller began speaking about the bill and travelled to Washington to raise his concerns, other attorneys general also began to ask questions.[5] Attorney General Lisa Madigan of Illinois is one those, along with the Attorneys General of Connecticut, Iowa, Kentucky, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nevada, Oregon and Tennessee.[5]
External links
- Journal and Courier, "Chance of looser do-not-call rules worries Indiana," November 5, 2011
- The Chicago Tribune, " Illinois AG alarmed by 'robocall' bill," November 9, 2011
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Chicago Tribune, "Attorney general takes on cell phone robo-calls," November 3, 2011
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Journal and Courier, "Indiana attorney general will testify against cellphone bill," November 2, 2011
- ↑ Indianapolis Star Press, "Zoeller asks Congress not to override state's telemarketing ban," November 6, 2011
- ↑ News and Tribune, "Zoeller: Federal bill would strike down do-not-call laws," November 4, 2011 (dead link)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Aledo Times Record, "Attorneys General fight to stop robo-calls to cell phones: Federal legislation targets consumers’ telephone privacy rights," November 9, 2011
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