A new proposed bill called The Mobile Informational Call Act would allow companies to use auto dialers to place pre-recorded calls to mobile phones. This type of activity has generally been outlawed in the past with few exceptions. According to the Chicago Tribune, many consumer advocates oppose the bill that would potentially "open the floodgates" to telemarketing and debt collection calls. Under the bill, anytime a person provides a wireless number as a means of contact, it would act as "prior express consent". In other words, if a person ordered a pizza and gave them their cell number, he or she would have just opened themselves up to receiving robocalls from the pizza shop and possibly any 3rd parties it does business with.
In light of changes in technology and the way people communicate, should companies be allowed to robocall cell phones?
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