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From: Tom.Jennings@f111.n125.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Tom Jennings)
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Subject: tracking telemarketers
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Date: 29 Apr 91 22:19:40 GMT
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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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