not kidding: DirecTV just did an automated call to my house to remind me that I’m on their Do Not Call list, and if i wanted to take myself off. i suppose i was thinking that the fact that we’re on the list might avoid calls like, um, this one. wtf?
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Apparently, “not calling” has just become an interpretable term.
Apparently, “not calling” has just become an interpretable term.
Consumerist is tracking this story:
http://consumerist.com/consumer/directv/we-use-...
Consumerist is tracking this story:
http://consumerist.com/consumer/directv/we-use-illegal-telemarketing-not-to-change-your-do+not+call-status-but-to-give-you-an-opportunity-to-change-your-do+not+call-preference-305157.php