WASHINGTON - President Bush launched a national do-not-call list today to stop unwanted telemarketing, saying the last thing people need at home "is a call from a stranger with a sales pitch." ...
If you've ever wanted to turn the table on telemarketers, here's how. Driven to distraction by telemarketers? By using a little imagination, say consumers who have successfully fought back, you can ...
People fed up with unwanted telemarketing can sign up for a national do-not-call list that will block many sales calls, the Federal Trade Commission said. On July 1, consumers will be able to register ...
Seventy-five percent of New Yorkers have registered their number in the National Do Not Call Registry but the New York Department of State's Division of Consumer Protection is pushing for more to add ...
NEW YORK (PIX11) – Some telemarketers are targeting phone numbers on the national “Do Not Call” registry because people are more likely to pick up, experts said. The registry currently has 221 million ...
SPRINGVILLE — Almost everyone has been caught off guard by a spam call, with telemarketers trying again and again to grab a person's attention. Seniors are especially vulnerable to these calls. John ...
WASHINGTON -- Telemarketers will be free to make sales pitches next week to people who registered for the national do-not-call list, the government said Friday. At the same time, the industry's ...
BISMARCK – A Texas telemarketer who called phone numbers on the Do Not Call list and used prerecorded messages has been banned from operating in North Dakota, according to the North Dakota Attorney ...
her bank account number to a caller who told her she had the choice of paying $2.50 per month for 24 months or a one time fee of $299 to be placed on the list for 10 years. Petito said the woman got a ...
WASHINGTON -- Telemarketers expanded their legal challenge to the government's do-not-call list, suing a second federal agency over the call-blocking service for consumers that the industry says will ...
When was the last time you ran to answer the phone, discovered it was a telemarketer, and said to yourself, “Excellent! The call I’ve been waiting for.” That’s what I thought — and it’s why I jumped ...
How do I complain about telemarketer calls if I'm on Oklahoma's Don't Call list? How do I get on the national Do Not Call Registry? -- M.E., Tulsa. Oklahoma "Don't Call" list. Charlie Price, spokesman ...