 Madigan applauded the move, saying
H.R. 3035, or the "Mobile Informational Call Act of 2011,"
amounted to nothing more than a bad deal for consumers. The bill
would have required consumers to pay for the cost of unwanted
solicitation calls without their explicit consent."This
legislation would have opened the floodgates for telemarketers to
annoy us with robo-calls to our cellphones at all hours of the day,"
Madigan said. "I appreciate everyone who voiced their disapproval of
this invasion of our privacy to Congress and stopped this bill."
Madigan said the bill would have given businesses the green light
to place automated robo-calls to any consumer who has provided their
telephone number in the course of a transaction. Currently, federal
law allows robo-calls to be placed only to people who have given
their explicit consent to receive them or in case of an emergency.
The bill would have particularly affected consumers who pay by the
minute or have a limited number of minutes.
Madigan and attorneys general nationwide sent a letter to members
of Congress earlier this month urging lawmakers to reject the
proposal.
[Text from file received from the office
of
Illinois Attorney General Lisa
Madigan] |
