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This can be difficult to manage, though. Yesterday my doctor called because they had to reschedule an appointment. Would I have to have remembered to whitelist
by cimmanom 9y ago
This can be difficult to manage, though.
Yesterday my doctor called because they had to reschedule an appointment. Would I have to have remembered to whitelist them? What if they have multiple outgoing numbers?
What about all the other businesses I interact with? The computer repair place saying my laptop is ready to pick up? The cable technician calling to let me know that he'll be 30 min late? The hotel I made reservations with calling to confirm?
- ktosobcy 9y agoWell, those are related with the business with have them (even informal 'word of mouth') - they provide you service and to comply with it they call you. It's completely different for unsolicited calls - you don't have any business with them and they don't provide you any service. Having severe fines for the latter should work just fine: they call you, you report them, they receive a fine that put them out of business. It seems to work just fine in Europe so should be doable in US as well. Imagine the "Do Not Call list" but with an angle that everyone are on that list (so no company can call you). You make an appointment with dentist - they ask you for your number and they call you to reschedule, you also provide the phone to the company/technician to install your cable. It feels cleaner