[asterisk-users] FTC Bans Prerecorded Telemarketing Drivel

[Anthony Francis]

Jay R. Ashworth wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 02:15:58AM -0400, Alex Balashov wrote:
>   
>> I would be curious to know where, in this classification, fall various 
>> telemarketing schemes that are technically not cold-calls, but are 
>> generated from leads that come from customer-provided information, but 
>> where the customer does not know explicitly that they are signing up to 
>> receive calls.
>>
>> For instance, this is common in a number of industries such as financial 
>> services.  You do a search to get a quote on something, and provide your 
>> phone number in the process, although the phone number bears no relation 
>> to the submission and is just an ancillary required item.  Several 
>> places' telemarketing organisations call you back in response.  For 
>> example, lendingtree.com.
>>
>> Is this a "solicited" call?
>>     
>
> In order to classify that as a solicited call, I believe, you have to
> have language *on the form the customer fills out* that says they're
> authorizing you to call, and you have to be able to produce
> ink-on-paper if the FTC ever calls you on it.
>
> IANAL.  YMMV.
>
> Cheers,
> -- jra
>   
Actually in the US all you have to do is provide some proof of a 
business relationship with them. Companes get away with calling you if 
you have ever bought even one item from them.

-- 
Thank you and have any kind of day you want,

Anthony Francis