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Re:FCC threatens carriers with 'regulatory intervention' ove... by markovbot on Wednesday February 13, 2019 @05:04PM (#19157551)
that sounds like a feature, not a bug. Cold calls, even without spoofed caller IDs, should be a fine-able offense.
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Re:FCC threatens carriers with 'regulatory intervention' ove... by scarejunba on Wednesday February 13, 2019 @05:29PM (#19157765)
What? I want my acquaintances to be able to give me a ring if they found my number through mutual friends. That’s a good thing. Preventing or discouraging that would be bullshit.
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Re:FCC threatens carriers with 'regulatory intervention' ove... by sk5t on Wednesday February 13, 2019 @06:05PM (#19158029)
In the accepted meaning, a "cold call" is an unsolicited commercial call.

Nobody is looking to saddle non-commercial personal calls with fines or prior consent.

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