*Pages 1--1 from C:\Pdf2Text\Ready4Text_in\pdf\51647.pdf* §~ R;. i!@ iQ9 Office otthe Secretary ATT: OCBO Federal Communications Commission 445 12111 Street, S. W. Washington, DC 20554 ..-, '" ,f" '...",,,;";;:" ') ;:., J, afP, ~~~ e; that ACA,~ temationai (~ 'ACA ") ~as~ I,. e9, ~- c:~~ t~ nco~ el) t with theCoinIi1ission r~~ rcting. this: i- ssue. in respphse to theCommi~~ l;~~ '~, i~ q4: t$ t fo. rcQrnrnents 011 thepos's'ible"~ '.. ' U .S'. C:;,§ 61 O{"~~ ")~: in pro~!:,: edmgDA- O5- 1524. See FCC'Beeks CO~~ f!, t, R~. g;; trdmg 'Po~ slble ReY1Sl0n or ElImmatIon of Rules Un9~(, the Regul- atory Flexibility Act, DA- O5- 1~ 24 (Ma, y31, 2005).: .I fully support ACA's comment and thc'reliefthe Association seeks, including ACA's characte~ ization of the harm visited upon small businesses as a result of the Co~ ission's rule. To the extent that my company uses predictive dialers, we do so to complete transactions for which consumers have obtained a benefit withouipayment. We do not telemarket. The Commissionshould? ot per1l1it its regulations to be used~ s a shield to encourage the non-payment ofdeQ. ts. Doing so harms s~ a~ l businesses, the eqonomy, as well as consumers." , ..,- "', i,.. -, . As it stands today, my~ ompanY'faceSseriousfinancialhards'hipdue. to th~. Col} 1WjssiOi1's reg'llatory rever~ l- that creditors a. nd debt colle~ t?~ s; cannot use, prediytive. dialers to calla: , w~ eless nulllb~ r ~Q The, £° n: 1n: lission'g rule' r. equir~ small compani es;. at great 'cost; to lundamentally ,al ter q: ur, ,9,!, 1§ i. n. es~ models to reduce or remove qur rtfJiance on predictive. diafefs:- It: aiso" d~~ diessly. subjects': ls ,to fecl. era} enforcement '. ", "" a~ 4,~ rjX, ate) i, tigationriskjev(: n'thbughGongress never intended such an outcome. FQI: these reasons, I encourage the Commission to promptly clarify that autodialer calls to Wireless n\ l: mbers to. attempt to recover payment pbligations arenot. covered by the TCPA regulations for the rea~ on~ expressedoy ACA. Sin i Jt !Randy Keenan President and General Manager S;; c; rling & King, Inc. 500 State Road 436 (407) 339- 9033 . Casselberry, Florida 321Ul .Fax (407) 339- 3914 Suite 2074 . 1:: 800- 514- 9033 1