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> In a world where we pay for stamps, why didn't bulk unsolicited mail go away? Why would it work for telephones? Different situation. Bulk mail is not illegal
by game-of-throws 4y ago
> In a world where we pay for stamps, why didn't bulk unsolicited mail go away? Why would it work for telephones?
Different situation. Bulk mail is not illegal, in fact the USPS subsidizes it. Spam calls ARE illegal. Hopefully phone carriers will not give discounts for explicitly illegal uses of their networks, but we can deal with that later if it happens.
- whatshisface 4y agoYou are right back at the same "distinguishing legal from illegal calls" problem.
- game-of-throws 4y agoThe whole point of this scheme is that it treats all callers equally, and works without needing to distinguish legal from illegal calls.