TELEMARKETING REGISTRY
July 1st, 2003
BY PHILIP FINE
UNEXPECTEDLY large numbers of American households have signed onto an official USA registry of consumers unwilling to accept calls from telephone marketers. The Federal Trade Commission now has a list of over 23 million phone numbers registered and expects it to reach 60 million. After October 1, phone solicitors that contact any registrants will face steep fines.
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UNEXPECTEDLY large numbers of American households have signed onto an official USA registry of consumers unwilling to accept calls from telephone marketers. The Federal Trade Commission now has a list of over 23 million phone numbers registered and expects it to reach 60 million. After October 1, phone solicitors that contact any registrants will face steep fines.
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