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‘Do Not Call’ Violations, Cable Companies Irritate Florida Consumers
November 4, 2014
The top three complaints received last month at the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services were regarding violators of the statewide Do Not Call List, cable companies and fuel, according to Commission of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam.
The top three calls to the agency’s 1-800-HELP-FLA hotline requesting information or assistance were related to cable companies, the solicitation of contributions from charities and the Do Not Call list.
In the past month, the department has responded to many consumer concerns and taken action against several individuals or businesses operating outside of Florida law. During the month of October, the agency:
- Initiated 146 investigations.
- Arrested 12 individuals.
- Recovered $725,629 on behalf of Florida consumers.
- Registered 8,469 businesses.
- Added 14,372 telephone numbers to Florida’s Do Not Call List. Currently, there are more than 730,000 numbers on the list.
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is the state’s clearinghouse for consumer complaints, protection and information. The call center is staffed with trained analysts who can respond to questions about programs and regulations under the department’s purview, provide information on a wide variety of topics or direct callers to the appropriate government agency.
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4 Responses to “‘Do Not Call’ Violations, Cable Companies Irritate Florida Consumers”
I would love to just walk into the office, snatch the phone from their hand and perhaps kick their chair out from under them. I then realize that this is some poor soul attempting to earn a living.
If a number is on the DO NOT CALL LIST, then do not call! The world is small than you think!
If I Dont know or Reconize the number I WONT answer it, I will wait and see if they leave a voicemail, then if it’s a solicitor I will Block the number, Most cellphones have that feature built into the phone, and also some landline phones too..
Some day, people will learn to stop answering an unrecognized number. I’ll never understand how people are annoyed by a phone.
Fun way to make a point with the phone pests.
Wait, first give me your personal credit card number and name
. I charge $10.00 a minute to listen to your pitch.
Then they hang up.
We are on the do not call list, and still get called.