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New Telemarketing Laws for the New Year

Posted by michael on from the answering-machine dept.

SuperRob writes "Ars Technica posted a story called "Laws that Don't Suck", outlining the new Telemarketing laws enacted or amended for 2001. Be sure to find out what your rights are, if Telemarketers piss you off as much as they piss off me."

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  1. Not much here. by www.sorehands.com · · Score: 3
    The new laws don't add much.

    What would add much is:

    • A requirement for valid caller id information. So they can be rejected.
    • A requirement for the telemarketer to give a home phone number for themselves.So, you can call them when they are having dinner, in the shower, etc.

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    1. Re:Not much here. by radja · · Score: 3

      AND the home phone number of both the CEO of the telemarketing company and the company the marketing is for. Also a requirement that they answer any and all incoming calls, including collect call.

      //rdj

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