Will we have to bomb India to stop telemarkerters?

[Botafogo]

I just got a call (during dinner of course) not "from" but "on behalf of" Cingular Cellular and the audio was going in and out like it was being controlled by a noisegate to limit bandwith. When I demanded to speak with a supervisor as this was the FIFTH such call in four days and I had requested to be put on the don't call list each time, the solicitor started speaking to someone else in HINDHI!!!

I asked him what was wrong with the audio and he answered in English that the call was being placed through Net to Phone (a system to make long distance calls via the internet) and that was why the background sound went out when he was not talking (to save on bandwith), wasn't modern technology wonderful, ya da ya da...


His supervisor actually responded to me that, since they were calling on "an informational call" originating from INDIA that the Federal laws about telemarketing do not apply.


I urge you to boycott Cingular, call them and tell them why you are switching services if you are a customer and write a letter to your Congressperson noting how this would make a good opportunity to test a satelite launched smart bomb!

Roberto