Telemarketing still hitting consumers who opted out

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At one time, telemarketers were buying or collecting phone numbers as targets for sales calls. Today, telemarketers are purchasing many of the same numbers in order to avoid calling them. The implementation of the national "Do-Not-Call" registry has resulted in over 50 million households registering their phone numbers. This list helps prevent unwanted phone calls reaching those who do not wish to be disturbed.

Numerous complaints have been made by consumers against telemarketers who have continued to call them. Faced with the consequences under the new regulations, telemarketing organizations are forced to delete the numbers on the national registry from their records.

And yet, many calls are still getting through. As of this article's post date, over 34,000 violation complaints have been lodged against the FTC. The FTC, for its part, is investigating the complaints and will presumably be handing out fines shortly.

The success of the do-not-call list is, of course, prompting many people to back the do-not-email list idea. I've covered this before in other articles on this site, but the main points deserve repeating: the do-not-call list idea works because telemarketers can't hide their phone numbers from the FTC.

The do-not-email list idea will fail for the same reason: spam is nearly impossible to trace.

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About the author: Mike Adams is a holistic nutritionist with a strong interest in personal health, the environment and the power of nature to help us all heal He has authored and published thousands of articles, interviews, consumers guides, and books on topics like health and the environment, impacting the lives of millions of readers around the world who are experiencing phenomenal health benefits from reading his articles. Adams is a trusted, independent journalist who receives no money or promotional fees whatsoever to write about other companies' products. In 2007, Adams launched EcoLEDs, a maker of energy efficient LED lights that greatly reduce CO2 emissions. He also launched an online retailer of environmentally-friendly products (BetterLifeGoods.com) and uses a portion of its profits to help fund non-profit endeavors. He's also the founder of a well known HTML email software company whose 'Email Marketing Director' software currently runs the NaturalNews subscription database. Adams also serves as the executive director of the Consumer Wellness Center, a non-profit consumer protection group, and pursues hobbies such as Pilates, Capoeira, nature macrophotography and organic gardening.


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