FTC And State Law Enforcement Officials Announce Initiative Targeting Illegal Telemarketing [telecom]

by Gerard M. Stegmaier and Mark D. Quist

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a joint state-and-federal initiative, "Operation Call It Quits," which targets illegal telemarketing practices that violate the FTC's Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR).

The TSR, which applies to interstate telephonic marketing communications intended to "induce the purchase of goods or services or a charitable contribution," makes it illegal to engage in "abusive" acts and practices like failing to transmit caller identification information, calling telephone numbers listed on the National Do Not Call Registry, and using certain types of prerecorded messages or "robocalls." The TSR also makes it illegal to engage in "deceptive" acts and practices while on a telemarketing call, like processing billing information without authorization, failing to fully disclose certain information before a customer consents to pay for goods or services, and misrepresenting material details of a sale.

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