The Associated Press reported this week that the government is banning phone calls of pre-recorded sales messages unless consumers agreed to receive those calls.

Now, we've told you before how annoying those extended warranty robo-telemarketing threats are, and how Verizon and some Attorneys General are suing those annoying extended warranty telemarketing companies, but how happy are you that the Feds have listened to the barrage of complaints they received about these pests?

The Federal Trade Commission says that by December, all pre-recorded calls must provide an opt-out selection to make it easy for consumers to stop getting those calls. Effective Sept. 1, sellers and telemarketers may place pre-recorded calls only to consumers who have provided signed and written agreements to receive them.

Hallelujah.

The rules won't affect informational pre-recorded messages, which might notify you of appointments or cancellations or things of that nature as long as they're not trying to sell goods or services.