Perhaps they can still take the orders over the phone, then tell the future member that their membership does not go into effect until they return something back to them via fax, mail or web which states they've agreed to the terms.

What would the actual cost of taking a phone order be?

The AMA, like most bureaucracies, is already bogged down in paperwork. Taking a membership application via phone, then waiting for the properly signed forms to be signed and returned, would only add to the confusion up in Muncie. It's not th ecost. They can't keep things straight up there now. Phone applications would only add to the mess.

Dr.1