A private do-not-call ListAlthough I signed up for the Do-Not-Call list, I'm inclined to agree with Jonathan Adler and others who think it might violate free speech rights. If the Tenth District and the Supreme Court both rule in favor of the telemarketeers, the only resort for those seeking shelters from endless calls might be the market. One proposal would be a similar do-not-call list administered by the phone companies. Unlike a government run list, a private one would pass constitutional muster. Phone companies already allow their customers to block individual numbers for a fee, so the principle would work for a set of numbers of which the phone companies are aware. Under this plan, the telemarketeers would be directly competing with consumers. The telemarketeers might offer a phone company a certain rate per customer for the right to call, while individual consumers can block the calls if they are willing to pay the phone companies more than the telemarketeers. My guess is that this would cost comsumers no more than a few dollars a month to block calls. |
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