[KineticKitty]

Don't forget those that are suggesting that anyone taking advantage of this list is doing it completely on tax payers expense.

I think that it's appropriate that the actual telemarketers are having to pay for this list they have to comply with (so much for the taxpayer paying 100% myth) But beyond that, could this be the real reason their mad?;

Data for up to five area codes will be available for free. Beyond that, there is an annual fee of $25 per area code of data, with a maximum annual fee of $7,375 for the entire U.S. database.

A company that is a seller or telemarketer could be liable for placing any telemarketing calls (even to numbers NOT on the registry) unless the seller has paid the required fee for access to the registry. Violators may be subject to fines of up to $11,000 per violation. Each call may be considered a separate violation.

Sounds like the "responsibly" is finally being placed where it needs to be, on the very people that have created this problem.

[myrabach]

I actually worked for a telemarketing company part time for a few years to supplement my income. I was not direct sales but rather a "call back" person. The company that I worked for made just tons of money! The hired help was rather poorly paid, I might add.

What really amazed me was the number of people who actually purchased over the phone! The numbers are astounding. But here's the rub.... no one I've ever talked to admits to having purchased over the phone!

This was a very lucrative business for whatever reason... and that's why you got the calls... because PEOPLE BOUGHT STUFF!