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A Federal Trade Commission proposal likely going into effect in January will prohibit telemarketers from making “robo calls” to any customer — unless a customer gives written permission to do so.
It is impossible to tell if this is a long-planned development, a product of Barack Obama getting serious, or a result of Mother Jones‘ strenuous coverage of the issue. I think we all know the answer.
