Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Image Credit: Shutterstock. Telemarketing calls are an unyielding annoyance of the modern world- constantly irritating you and ...

In December 2023, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) adopted new rules in an effort to close the “lead generator loophole” it believed existed with respect to consumer consent to receive ...

BROWN: Those spam calls from an unknown number always trying to sell you something. UNIDENTIFIED TELEMARKETER: Hi. I'm with Rian Real Estate - R-I-A-N. Corporate office in Dallas, Texas. BROWN: Most ...

Ohio sheriff’s investigators are working to track down a telemarketer who sent deputies to a man’s home by making a fake 911 call reporting a murder. (KPRC) (NBC NEWS) – Ohio sheriff’s investigators ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. LINN COUNTY, Oregon (KLAS) — A telemarketer ...

Love it or loathe it, telemarketing is here to stay. No matter how many marketing tactics are created every year, good old cold calls still work well and produce results. You may feel like a small ...

(WJET/WFXP)– A bipartisan bill updating Pennsylvania’s telemarketing laws is headed to the state House of Representatives ...

There are plenty of people working to make the world a better place. Doctors vaccinate children in Africa. Researchers hunt cures for cancer. Then there’s Roger Anderson. He’s harnessing technology to ...

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 ...

Telemarketer: Hi, would you be interested in switching over to TMI long-distance service? Jerry: Oh, gee, I can't talk right now. Why don't you give me your home number, and I'll call you later?