dejablues wrote:
>
> "Terry Pulliam Burd" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Every evening for nearly a week now an outfit that Caller ID
> > identifies as "Gallaway Research" has called on my home phone. I don't
> > answer and won't. If telemarketing is illegal if you've opted out, why
> > can't tele-researching be illegal, too? Just askin'.
>
> Galloway Research? http://www.gallowayresearch.com/home.htm
>
> I always stick up for market research because I worked at a market research
> firm during high school and college. For every rude person that hung up on
> me there were many more that were more than happy to give their opinions on
> whatever we were asking about, and our clients included brands and services
> that I'm sure you use today. And yes, we did sometimes offer compensation
> for people's opinions, but you get better results if people give their
> opinions freely.

Your "research" constitutes criminal trespass on my private
telecommunications infrastructure. Everything after the telco demarc
outside the house is private property.