Entries tagged with: Telemarketing
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National Do Not Call Registry Tops 217 Million Phone Numbers
According to the 2012 "National Do Not Call Registry Data Book", the number of actively registered phone numbers is up, but so too are the number of consumer complaints about unwanted telemarketing calls. The FTC has continued to receive large...
FCC Issues Stronger Telemarketing Rules to Protect Consumers
The Federal Communications Commission's final rule amending the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (TCPA) regulations is now in effect. The rule requires "(1)prior express written consent for all autodialed or prerecorded telemarketing calls to wireless numbers and residential lines;...
FTC Announces $30 Million Penalty Against Deceptive Robocallers
The Federal Trade Commission announced that a federal judge has ordered the defendants behind a deceptive robocall scheme to pay a $30 million civil penalty and surrender more than $1.1 million in ill-gotten gains. The scheme promised "cash grants" to...
FCC Issues Tougher RoboCall Rules
The Federal Communications Commission has issued new rules that strengthen consumer protections against telemarking calls. The rules require telemarketers to obtain written consent of consumers before placing a robocall, require telemarketers to allow consumers to revoke consent to a robocall...
Federal Trade Commission Releases 2011 Do Not Call List, Warns of Do Not Call Scams
The FTC has released the 2011 National Do Not Call Registry Data Book, which includes extensive information on the Do Not Call Registry as well as tips for consumers. Over 209 million telephone numbers are now listed on the Do...
Telemarketing and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)
Introduction | What you Can Do to Reduce Telemarketing Calls | Telemarketing Law and Practices | News | Previous Top News | Resources | Telemarketing Companies EPIC maintains two other pages on telemarketing, a page that addresses preemption of...
Trade Commission Prohibits Robocalls
The Federal Trade Commission is prohibiting commercial telemarketing calls to consumers after September 1, 2009. The agency amended the Telemarketing Sales Rule, which imposes a penalty of $16,000 per call, to cover sellers and telemarketers who transmit prerecorded messages to...
