Disclaimer: I AM NOT AN ATTORNEY NOR AM I GIVING LEGAL ADVICE; However, Unlike Our Politicians, I HAVE READ The Law and I Understand What It Does and Does NOT Say!!!

FTC Issues Final Telemarketing Sales Rule Amendments Regarding Pre-Recorded Calls.  iBuzzPro [The Recommended Voice Broadcaster by IMVAA] welcomes and embraces these rulings.

First of all, the FTC has not banned Voice Broadcasting! So don't believe those rumors. The ruling only addresses consumers not Business to Business and they are the same rules iBuzzPro has complied with since 2006. So nothing has changed. iBuzzPro™ welcomes and embraces these rulings. We have always instructed our customers to abide by the laws. There are always rules to follow and if you break the rules you will pay the price. For example, when you drive a car you have to follow rules or you will get a ticket or even worse have an accident. There are laws governing the way you drive right? Does that mean you can’t drive? Just follow the rules and you’ll be okay. The same applies for Voice broadcasting. Just follow the rules and you’ll be fine. The following rules from the FTC are rules iBuzzPro™ already follows and provides the tools for our customers to follow as well.

We are thankful to the FTC and hope these new regulation will rid the industry of the abusers. This particular regulation which goes into effect December 1st, 2008 has been offered, by iBuzzPro™ since 2006. The provision requiring that all prerecorded telemarketing calls provide an automated interactive opt-out mechanism will become effective on December 1, 2008;  the next regulation goes into effect on September 1, 2009.

The provision requiring permission from consumers to receive such calls will become effective September 1, 2009. There are already millions of permission based lists to use. Most of our customers use permission based lists already. Here is an example of a permission based lists. Someone fills out their information on the internet or by phone and requests that someone contact them by phone, email or regular mail. They want you to call. You have their permission. You’re going to see more and more companies getting permission to call you just like they do with email. Effective Dates:  The provision requiring that all prerecorded telemarketing calls provide an automated interactive opt-out mechanism will become effective on December 1, 2008. The provision requiring permission from consumers to receive such calls will become effective September 1, 2009. The amendment modifying the method for measuring the maximum allowable rate of call abandonment will become effective on October 1, 2008. The Commission vote approving issuance of the Federal Register notice announcing the amendments to the TSR was 4-0.

The notice will be published in the Register shortly and can be found on the FTC's Web site as a link to this press release. Stay informed. Don’t listen to what others are telling you. Read it for yourself. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/08/tsr.shtm

Disclaimer:

iBuzzPro [nor HCWjr. dba IMVAA] is NOT A LAW FIRM AND WE DO NOT OFFER LEGAL ADVISE. Therefore the statement below is the only response we are offering. If you have any more questions regarding the FTC or the DNC rules and regulations please consult an attorney. DO NOT SUBMIT ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MATTER BECAUSE WE WILL NOT ANSWER THEM. Since we do not practice law, this would be a violation and not a good service to you. If you submit a ticket on this subject it will not be answered. No one in our customer service department has a law degree, so please don't get upset when we don't answer your support ticket. YOU'VE BEEN ADVISED. We are not here to debate the law.

Additionally, the iBuzzPro Voice Broadcaster does not dial toll free numbers.  The reason for this is that we cannot verify where those numbers are located.  We need to know where numbers are located to determine if it is after 9 AM and before 9 PM in that time zone.