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Re:FCC threatens carriers with 'regulatory intervention' ove... by munk-a on Wednesday February 13, 2019 @06:18PM (#19158120)
I'm... not so much, I'd prefer that they be required to register with an organization that can bop them on the head if they abuse it.

I wouldn't want to see statistical surveys, polling and other grey area items here impacted.

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Re:FCC threatens carriers with 'regulatory intervention' ove... by JohnFen on Wednesday February 13, 2019 @07:39PM (#19158625)
> I wouldn't want to see statistical surveys, polling and other grey area items here impacted.

Since literally everyone I personally know has given up answering calls because of all the spam, I'd say that your "grey area" items are already being impacted.

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Re:FCC threatens carriers with 'regulatory intervention' ove... by michaelt on Thursday February 14, 2019 @05:51AM (#19160971)
Allow me to introduce you to 'push polling' [1] where you disguise marketing as polling.

For example, you "survey" people with questions like "Are you aware that Hello Fresh delivers in your area?" and "Would you be more or less likely to vote for Barack Hussein Obama if you knew he was a Muslim?"

Sadly surveys and polling are already spam, anyone who wants to get rid of phone spam will have to ban nonconsensual telephone polling as well.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Push_poll

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Re:FCC threatens carriers with 'regulatory intervention' ove... by garmaine on Wednesday February 13, 2019 @08:01PM (#19158757)
> I wouldn't want to see statistical surveys, polling and other grey area items here impacted.

That was the case before. Political polls and other related things were explicitly exempted.

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Re:FCC threatens carriers with 'regulatory intervention' ove... by dvtrn on Wednesday February 13, 2019 @06:59PM (#19158387)
I'd prefer that they be required to register with an organization that can bop them on the head if they abuse it.

I know the FCC doesn't have express legislative power here, but can't they impose fines or am I mistaken-on either or both?

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Re:FCC threatens carriers with 'regulatory intervention' ove... by sureaboutthis on Wednesday February 13, 2019 @07:22PM (#19158518)
The FCC fines television and radio stations for regulation violations.
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