Comments on: Opt-Out Gains New Momentum http://staging.blog.biakelsey.com/index.php/2009/01/20/opt-out-gains-new-momentum/ LOCAL MEDIA WATCH. The Nexus of All Things Local Mon, 01 Jun 2015 22:23:47 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.39 By: Albert Kaufman http://staging.blog.biakelsey.com/index.php/2009/01/20/opt-out-gains-new-momentum/comment-page-1/#comment-349786 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:28:13 +0000 http://blog.kelseygroup.com/index.php/2009/01/20/opt-out-gains-new-momentum/#comment-349786 We’re working on opt-in legislation in Oregon right now!

http://www.scn.org/neighbors/beacon/pdx/hb3477.pdf it the draft legislation. would like to see this go nationwide.

also, we have a new FB group, just search on phonebooks…

]]> By: Travis K http://staging.blog.biakelsey.com/index.php/2009/01/20/opt-out-gains-new-momentum/comment-page-1/#comment-331168 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:17:27 +0000 http://blog.kelseygroup.com/index.php/2009/01/20/opt-out-gains-new-momentum/#comment-331168 Well opting-out may also give the publishers a way to save money. This sounds crazy but if they have people opt-out then they print less and deliver less thus saving money. Since publishers almost never decreas rates from year to year they most of the time increase them, they would only be saving money not losing any. Although with fewer being distributed many would argue that rates need to be cut but who are we kidding thats not going to happen. I agree with Andy this would make yellow pages sales much easier because instead of a talking about a distribution that goes everywhere in the distribution area you can say X number of people choose to receive this directory. Which is true they choose to by not opting-out, thus justifing the continual use of print yellow pages. I am unsure on a self regulating theory because the financial markets self regulated for the most part over the past few years and look what happened. Corners will always be cut if it is allowed but i am in favor of not taking any rights away ever. What ever happened to America home of the FREE I havent heard that in forever because we are not free anymore due to so much goverment regulation on everything. In some areas they even regulate the specific brand of shingles to put on every roof which is just ridiculous to me.

]]> By: Charles Laughlin http://staging.blog.biakelsey.com/index.php/2009/01/20/opt-out-gains-new-momentum/comment-page-1/#comment-329750 Wed, 21 Jan 2009 18:40:53 +0000 http://blog.kelseygroup.com/index.php/2009/01/20/opt-out-gains-new-momentum/#comment-329750 Andy, My understanding is the experience in Europe has been that opt-out rates have ranged from mid to high single digits.

]]> By: Andy S. http://staging.blog.biakelsey.com/index.php/2009/01/20/opt-out-gains-new-momentum/comment-page-1/#comment-329747 Wed, 21 Jan 2009 18:22:18 +0000 http://blog.kelseygroup.com/index.php/2009/01/20/opt-out-gains-new-momentum/#comment-329747 It would be interesting to see some statistics on how many people actually opt-out when given the option. Such data would be significant in battling one way or the other over this issue. If a company distributes 100,000 directories and only 10 people opt-out then the cost of the system would surely outweigh the benefits. A low number of opt-outers could also help prove continuing importance of directories. Is there any such data available?

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