Every NRCC robocall may carry a $500 fine

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Monday November 06, 2006 · 1:30 AM PST

2006/11/06 · 01:30

I'm not a lawyer, but after researching the Telphone Consumer Protection Act on the web, these NRCC robocalls do appear to be clearcut violations of the FCC regulations based on it, specifically 47 C.F.R. § 64.1200(d)). As others have noted, that paragraph states that

d. All artificial or prerecorded telephone messages delivered by an automatic telephone dialing system shall:
1. At the beginning of the message, state clearly the identity of the business, individual, or other entity initiating the call, and
2. During or after the message, state clearly the telephone number (other than that of the autodialer or prerecorded message player which placed the call) or address of such business, other entity, or individual.

I can't find any transcripts of the calls right now, but if they don't give their source as the NRCC at the very beginning, they violate (d)(1), and if they don't give their callback number, they violate (d)(2). From the descriptions I've been reading, many if not all of the calls violate (d)(1) at least. Read More

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Tuesday November 02, 2004 · 10:03 PM PST

2004/11/02 · 22:03

Kerry is up 1% in NH and 88% of precincts have reported. Kerry is up a fraction of a percent in NV, and 17% of precincts have reported. If both states continue on their present course (NH almost definitely will, NV is more uncertain), we have a tie, as Kos states. As of 1 am ET, that seems like the likliest outcome.

In a tie, Bush has the advantage, of course. But that doesn't excuse us for giving up. What happens then?

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