What legal penalties apply to a telemarketer who autodials all the
> numbers in town that are not on the do-not-call list (without checking
> whether they are homes, businesses, hospitals...)?
> Our whole university was hit with a recorded ad for a local business
> this morning. Receptionists with rollover systems got, of course,
> numerous multiple copies.
If the numbers aren't on a do-not-call list the only penalties would be those that apply to sending a record message. Check your state law. I don't know where you are located, but in Wisconsin only residential numbers can be placed on the do-not-call list.
Ben Schilling Telecomm Manager, Wis Insurance Comm
608-266-1615 snipped-for-privacy@oci.state.wi.us