Essay on Do Not Call List

The city council is considering banning the use of cellphones in privately owned businesses at the discretion of the owner, subjecting those who violate with a fine. I stand against them on this issue. Although the proposal entails benefits,, it violates the rights of the consumer, and many businesses would not even institute such a policy.

The Telecommunications Act of 1934 which makes it illegal for people to call without disclosing their identity with an intent to harass was new to me. I was never told this, though it has been put in law for over 80 years. This makes me more confident the next time I pick up my phone.

 - it would be for the common law. Cell phone services are contracted and as defined above, is not a good.

Kendrick, 841 N.E.2d at 1239. For example, in the Raymond case, the defendant entered upon a home that he co-owned with his mother while not knowing his ex-wife, the protected party, was present. Raymond, 766 N.E.2d at 114. The defendant attempted to leave but his sons held him down. Id. The appeals court had reversed the conviction of violating the no contact order because the jury was not instructed on the voluntariness of the defendant’s act. Id. at 116. The court reasoned that a person could not be convicted of violating a no contact order if they did not foresee coming into contact with the protected party and attempted to leave after learning of the protected party’s presence. Id. Contrasting, in the Kendrick case, the defendant had a history of using his dog and car to lure children into sexual assault. Kendrick, 841 N.E.2d at 1237. Although he conducted himself in a manner similar to his past offenses of sexual assault on children, he claimed that his close proximity and contact with children at a car show was merely incidental. Id. at 1239. The court reasoned that although accidentally coming across the protected party does not constitute a violation, the defendant failed to remove himself from the situation. Id. In both of these cases, the court’s based their decisions on the conduct of the defendant and what they did once they learned of the protected party’s

In West Corp. v. Superior Court, 116 Cal. App. 4th 1167 (Cal. App. 4th Dist. 2004), a California resident, Patricia Sanford, filed a class action complaint against West Corporation and WTC (a subsidiary of West Corp.), telemarketing firms organized in Delaware and headquartered in Nebraska, alleging causes of action for: (1) violation of the consumers legal remedies act; (2) unlawful, fraudulent, and unfair business practices; (3) untrue and/or dishonest advertising; (4) conversion; (5) unjust enrichment; (6) fraud and deceit; and (7) negligent misrepresentation. Essentially, one of West’s telemarketers had misrepresented a product during a sales pitch in which the caller (Sanford) had purchased the product over the phone. West claims that the California court could not assert personal jurisdiction over them because they did not maintain any offices or employees in California, was not licensed to do business in California, nor did they own any property located in California. Moreover, West motioned the court to quash the service of summons; however, the court denied the request and ruled that the court was authorized to assert personal jurisdiction over their corporation.

In 1899, Florence Kelley instigated The White Label Campaign of the National Consumers League (NCL), an organization dedicated to promoting proper working conditions and fair living wages for factory laborers.1 By linking middle-class women reformers with trade unionists in conjunction with the use of labels, the NCL successfully advocated for legislation to establish safety standards and maximum work hours during the Progressive Era.2 The NCL worked to help consumers know goods were produced through consumer sovereignty, which suggests the consumer is the one who can influence the production of goods.3 The White Label Campaign presents the idea that it is the responsibility of the consumer to “demand safety and reliability from the goods and services they buy.”4 In addition, the outcome of this campaign brought awareness to American society during the Progressive Era; this showed that natural human rights are not a privilege, but a right. The purpose of the White Label Campaign was to identify and label goods made under fair living wages and proper working conditions, and to compel consumers to take responsibility to support white-labeled companies.

Shot to aim directly at people who tend to disregard warnings and are most like to be distracted drivers, texting and driving PSA’s bring awareness and self consciousness to the general public as they display from moderate to severe graphic scenes on what happens when you take your eyes off of the wheel. A distracted driving PSA ad is not only one of the best ways to alert people of the consequences of unfocused driving, but it can also reduce the number of distracted driving incidents, thus keeping families not only careful and alert, but alive and safe.

Unlike Booth v. Appstack, Inc., Cooperton received one phone call via an ATDS and did not answer the call. [R. 2]. Plaintiffs in similar cases in multiple federal District Courts have suffered harm from a repeated procedural violation due to the extensive interruption of business lines. See Booth v. Appstack, Inc., No. C13-1533JLR, 2016 WL 3030356, at *4 (W.D. Wash. May 24, 2016) (denying motion to dismiss for lack of standing for a procedural violation of the TCPA because defendant used the ATDS to place over 600,000 calls to 90,000 cell phones). However, the same judicial result has not been found for a single, fleeting violation of the TCPA and therefore should not be found here. See Smith v. Aitima Med. Equip., Inc., No. ED CV 16-00339-AB, 2016 WL 4618780, *1, at *4 (C.D. Cal. July 29, 2016) (holding analleged depilation of the plaintiff’s battery, aggravation, and nuisance was insufficient to constitute real

Brock continues to explain how “The average man thinks, Here I am, time on my hands, and there on my wrist is a wrist telephone” (21-23), and so if such a device like that the wrist telephone, tempts a person, and that person does not have the will to refrain from making pointless calls with it, then said person should just get rid of it

The ethical issue that arises with cell phone early termination fees is when the service is not providing quality service. Not only do I mean cell service, but customer service. People pay good money for cell phones every month and they should expect

When the law changed it slowed us down dramatically, and it was a challenge adapting to change. Portfolio Recovery Associates went from speaking with 300 debtors to approximately 40 a day which was not an easy task. The company overcame that challenge. Portfolio Recovery Associate had a magnificent team in place that came up with a distinguished system which allowed manual dialing to become an abrupt process. So instead of picking up the phone and pressing numbers we click a button on the computer screen and it dials the number for us, and we are also able to disposition the same way with a click of a

In 1985 the Reagan administration launched the Lifeline Phone program to ensure low income households, disabled veterans, senior citizens, and various other individuals receiving any form of government assistance had access to a phone to easily contact emergency services, current and/or potential employers, and stay connected with family (FCC, 2016). Subsequently, the government began charging wire-line and wireless phone companies a fee to fund the Lifeline program and qualified citizens were allowed to activate one government subsidized/discounted wire-line phone per household (Koebler, 2012). In 2008, the Bush administration expanded the program to include basic cell phones as an acknowledgement of advances in technology, the evolution of how citizens utilized telecommunication devices, and statistically residency for Americans that live below the poverty line tends to be more transitory (Malter, 2012 & Tumulty, 2013). As a result of the inclusion of cell phones along with the onset of the Great Recession in

One of the largest obstacles VoIP needs to overcome is the issue of security. Just taking a look into the email of any person can show why this is the case. Spam is rampant in email and VoIP phones would be subject to the same spam problems. Scripts could be written to call numbers and speak or play the ad on the user’s cell phone. This could wreak havoc without proper laws and measures implemented to prevent this. There is also the issue of hackers gaining access to calls over the Internet. “VoIP devices such as IP phones, Call Manager, Gateways, and Proxy servers inherit the same vulnerabilities of the operating system or firmware they run on top of.” (Intrusion

"I can 't believe I just said that!" Everyone who is human has made that statement more times than they care to admit. Nothing tastes as bad as a foot in the mouth. All too often, hot emotions or the fury of the moment leads us to say things that aren 't true except that they hurt. The sad thing is, this happens most often with those to whom we are closest. And invariably, after we blurt out hurtful words, a small border skirmish that could have been easily resolved threatens to turn into the next world war.

If you're bored or you're feeling a little down, making a prank call may be just the activity you're looking for to cheer you up. Prank calls are a fun way to annoy a friend or a stranger. However, you should be aware that making prank phone calls may get you in a trouble with the law. Most often, children are those who are making funny prank calls to others and disturb them in the middle of the night. The best prank calls are those that will keep you laughing for days, but, although some people are very good at making pranks, others require some pointers.