
I've previously decried voicemail as a technology that's long past its use-by-date, and now, this article at Mumbrella made me think about what a massive waste printed telephone directories are these days.
If it is illegal for Australian companies to sending unsolicited emails, why is it not illegal to send unsolicited printed items?
If spam legislation was drafted properly, it should have been delivery-method agnostic. I have not had a landline phone service at home for years, and yet I still get Yellow and White Pages delivered. In my opinion, this should be treated in the same way as spam and Sensis should be fined or prosecuted for it if I report it. (Of course, I've tried in the past to complain about it, and Sensis takes my details, but then it happens again, year after year…)
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