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VoIP to Fuel Plague of 'Dialing for Dollars'/Spam

Posted by timothy on from the this-is-a-discourtesy-call dept.

Ant writes "Broadband Reports says Internet News is exploring how telemarketers world-wide are realizing they can dodge long-distance costs (and U.S. "Do Not Call" restraints) by voice spamming VoIP users. Different from SPIT (spam over internet telephony) because it's not automated, an analyst in the article predicts homes and businesses could see some 150 calls a day from overseas call centers."

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  1. Simple solution? by grundie · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Maybe I'm looking at this in a too simplistic way, but why not make it illegal for telemarkers who circumvent national do not call lists to trade.

    Or to put it another way - if you go to India to get cheap VoIP calls and to get round our do not call regs. Then we will make it illegal for your products to be traded, sold or delivered in our country.

    If you take away the market, then hopefully telemarketers will stop.