Friday, November 28, 2008

Fight Back Against Spam


Got to the FCC website to fill out an online complaint form for all sorts of spam or harassing behaviors.

Issues range from

1. Disability Access to Communications Services and Equipment
• Closed Captioning
• Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS)
• §255
• Hearing aid compatibility
• Emergency broadcast information
2. Junk Fax
• Unwanted/unsolicited fax to your residential or business fax machine
3. Telemarketing, Prerecorded Messages and Do-Not-Call
• Do-Not-Call
• Wireless spam
• Calls or messages to residential lines, business lines, wireless devices, emergency lines, patient rooms, and toll-free numbers
4. Wired Telephone
• Telemarketing (including Do-Not-Call)
• Prerecorded messages
• Billing
• Service
• Privacy
• Identity theft
• Disability access
• Number portability
• Unauthorized switching
• Unlawful advertising
5. Wireless Telephone
• Telemarketing (including Do-Not-Call)
• Prerecorded messages
• Billing
• Service
• Privacy
• Identity theft
• Disability access
• Number portability
• Unauthorized switching
• Unlawful advertising
• 911 calls
• Tower Light outages
• Signal interference to other devices

6. Internet Service and VoIP
• Unsolicited emails on cellular phone
• Billing
• Service
• Availability
• Number portability
• Unlawful advertising
• Disability access
• 911 calls
7. Broadcast (TV and Radio), Cable, and Satellite Issues
• Obscene or indecent programs
• Unlawful or illegal advertising
• Disability access
• Emergency alerts
• Unauthorized/unfair/biased/illegal broadcasts
• Cable modem or signal issues
• DTV issues
8. Tower Light Outages and Signal Interference

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