This afternoon I rushed into the room to answer a call on the third ring. "This is Tell Nants calling on behalf of Bell South in regards to telemarketing. Sorry we missed you. If you have any questions, call 1-866..."
It's pretty bad when somebody programs a robot to call homes and hang up without saying what it's about.
The call came from 954 443 9404, which is Technion Communications. On the web I've found complaints that their telemarketing robots will bombard a Bell South customer day after day. Apparently the law doesn't apply if the victim has a business relationship with the client, in this case Bell South.
Two hours later I found a similar message on my answering machine, again telling me to call Bell South at the 866 number. Because the robot was programmed start speaking immediately, I didn't get the whole message. That could lure the victim into calling in case it was important. (On the web I've found a document where Technion argues to the FCC that the law doesn't apply if they can lure the victim into making the call.)
It seems like harassment to me. Can I do anything to stop it?
Choreboy