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Robo Call Data and Information - Why Does This Matter?
Welcome to our Robo Call Data and Information
Center. In this section we provide
you with the latest information about Robo
Calls: Data, studies, books, and other
data sources that can help you learn, quickly,
about why this issue is of such importance to
all Americans.
Robo Call Studies:
The most up to date and authoritative studies come from the PEW Research Centers. These studies clearly show that the trend lines are moving in the wrong direction.
Robo Call Effectiveness Studies:
Robo calls generally are not effective. The only third party and legitimate studies have been performed by Dr. Green and Dr. Gerber at Yale University. According to Dr. Green robo calls have "a perfect record of never having worked." Dr. David Nickerson has also performed some very interesting research on robo calls.
Robo Call Hearings and Testimony:
There have been two hearings during the 2008 election cycle at the Federal level regarding robo calls. In December, 2007 the House held hearings and in February 2008 the Senate held hearings.
Each state has their own robo call legislation that changes often.
The FTC has a great section of their website for reporters. Go here to read more.
How many phone numbers are on the Federal Do Not Call list?
Robo Call Studies:
The most up to date and authoritative studies come from the PEW Research Centers. These studies clearly show that the trend lines are moving in the wrong direction.
- 2006 Study (Over 60% of all Americans received robo calls in 06 cycle) - Go here to get the study.
- 2007 November Study (81% of Iowa voters received robo calls) - Go here to get the study.
- 2008 Study
(Robo calls now top type of campaign
communications) - Go
here to get the
study.
Robo Call Effectiveness Studies:
Robo calls generally are not effective. The only third party and legitimate studies have been performed by Dr. Green and Dr. Gerber at Yale University. According to Dr. Green robo calls have "a perfect record of never having worked." Dr. David Nickerson has also performed some very interesting research on robo calls.
- Book: Get Out The Vote by Green and Gerber. Go here to learn more about the book.
- Book review: Go
here to read the Politics Magazine review
of the Get Out The Vote
book.
Robo Call Hearings and Testimony:
There have been two hearings during the 2008 election cycle at the Federal level regarding robo calls. In December, 2007 the House held hearings and in February 2008 the Senate held hearings.
- The 2007 House Committee on House Administration Hearings on robo calls. Go here to get copies of witness testimony. Witnesses included the following members of Congress: Foxx, Bean, and Altmire. In addition there were witnesses that represented the robo calling industry and a citizen.
- The 2008 US Senate Committee on Rules and Administration Hearings on robo calls. Go here to get copies of the witness testimony. Witnesses included: Shaun Dakin, CEO of StopPoliticalCalls.org; AG Cooper of North Carolina; and James Bopp, a First Amendment expert.
Each state has their own robo call legislation that changes often.
- Go
here to get a copy of the State of CT 2006
analysis of robo call law state by
state.
The FTC has a great section of their website for reporters. Go here to read more.
How many phone numbers are on the Federal Do Not Call list?
- Go here to read the 2007 testimony by the FTC Before the Subcommittee On Oversight and Investigations of the Committee On Financial Services, United States House of Representatives.