Boycott United American Technology!
(Heard about this on the radio and I couldn't believe my ears...a quick Google search, because I have to scoot, came up with this article but there are numerous articles discussing this company's hateful campaign against homosexuals.)
Conservative Phone Company Exploits Wedge Issues for Profit
Company Attempts to Capitalize on Country's Culture Wars
Companies like Oklahoma-based long distance carrier United American Technology, are taking telemarketing to a new level by using conservative rhetoric to attract new customers. (ABCNEWS.com) (click link for full article)
By JAKE TAPPER and GEOFFREY BENNETT
June 7, 2005 — The newest battle in the culture wars is being waged on the telephone lines. In a departure from the standard telemarketing calls aimed at selling long distance service, United American Technology has taken telemarketing to a whole new level.
The Oklahoma-based long distance carrier, which describes itself as a Christian conservative company, is seeking like-minded customers by bad-mouthing bigger rivals for their "sinful" behavior.
"Our base, which would be a conservative base, really does not like the same-sex marriage that has been pushed down our throat," UAT consultant Carl Thompson told ABC News.
UAT niche markets its service by railing against Internet pornography, homosexuality, and then criticizing competing phone companies it claims promote both...."
United American Technologies
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
United American Technologies is an Oklahoma-based telephone service and Internet Service Provider which has become the center of a controversy concerning its telemarketing techniques, which include anti-gay polemics.
The telemarketing campaign, originally run by a nonprofit organization called "Faith, Family and Freedom" would begin its pitch by asking the callee if they were opposed to same sex marriage. If the callee responded positively, they were then transferred to a United American Technologies representative who would explain to them how the more common telephone service providers, such as AT&T, MCI and Verizon were supporters of gay marriage and child pornography, and that United American Technologies is "the only carrier that is taking an active stand against same sex marriages and hardcore child pornography".
"Faith, Family and Freedom" is a 527 organization created by Lance Cargill, the Republican floor leader of the Oklahoma House of Representatives. A percentage of the profits from each caller who switched to UTA would be directed back to the 527 to pay for conservative political campaigns.
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I went to Urban Legends (snopes.com) hoping this was nothing but nonsense but unfortunately it is real...
That's one company that will get a perpetual busy signal from me.
(Heard about this on the radio and I couldn't believe my ears...a quick Google search, because I have to scoot, came up with this article but there are numerous articles discussing this company's hateful campaign against homosexuals.)
Conservative Phone Company Exploits Wedge Issues for Profit
Company Attempts to Capitalize on Country's Culture Wars
Companies like Oklahoma-based long distance carrier United American Technology, are taking telemarketing to a new level by using conservative rhetoric to attract new customers. (ABCNEWS.com) (click link for full article)
By JAKE TAPPER and GEOFFREY BENNETT
June 7, 2005 — The newest battle in the culture wars is being waged on the telephone lines. In a departure from the standard telemarketing calls aimed at selling long distance service, United American Technology has taken telemarketing to a whole new level.
The Oklahoma-based long distance carrier, which describes itself as a Christian conservative company, is seeking like-minded customers by bad-mouthing bigger rivals for their "sinful" behavior.
"Our base, which would be a conservative base, really does not like the same-sex marriage that has been pushed down our throat," UAT consultant Carl Thompson told ABC News.
UAT niche markets its service by railing against Internet pornography, homosexuality, and then criticizing competing phone companies it claims promote both...."
United American Technologies
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
United American Technologies is an Oklahoma-based telephone service and Internet Service Provider which has become the center of a controversy concerning its telemarketing techniques, which include anti-gay polemics.
The telemarketing campaign, originally run by a nonprofit organization called "Faith, Family and Freedom" would begin its pitch by asking the callee if they were opposed to same sex marriage. If the callee responded positively, they were then transferred to a United American Technologies representative who would explain to them how the more common telephone service providers, such as AT&T, MCI and Verizon were supporters of gay marriage and child pornography, and that United American Technologies is "the only carrier that is taking an active stand against same sex marriages and hardcore child pornography".
"Faith, Family and Freedom" is a 527 organization created by Lance Cargill, the Republican floor leader of the Oklahoma House of Representatives. A percentage of the profits from each caller who switched to UTA would be directed back to the 527 to pay for conservative political campaigns.
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I went to Urban Legends (snopes.com) hoping this was nothing but nonsense but unfortunately it is real...
That's one company that will get a perpetual busy signal from me.
posted by mary bishop | 12:56 PM
6 Comments:
Unfortunately it is real. How evil to group child pornagraphy with same-sex marriage. I hope they go belly up.
How evil to use child pornography and same sex marriage as selling points. Shouldn't the quality of your product, the CREDIBILITY of your business mean something?
Hänni - what you say is true, but apparently they have found a niche in the religious right wing and are doing fine, selling interent services and phone service based of hate....yuck
interesting as my husband works for AT and T...evil.
I will have to relay this to him.
Sometimes reality is scarier than urban legends eh!
these morons want to sell their products from the standpoint of their hatred towards gays - they have called my house more than seven times - and I am sick of them - Orin Hatch is one of their benefactors - what a wretched nation we are living in - capitalism based on homophobia and UTA atempting to overthrow national phone services - stating that there are "48" such companies including the ACLU - who need to be " put down"....the shame of it all.
vajana! Sorry I just saw your comment here, must have snuck in under my radar. What did you husband think?
Anon...yes it is shameful, terrible...but there are people like you out there who I hope won't remain anonymous and complain to anyone you can about your harassment.
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