Talk:Telemarketing/Archives/2014

Legality

Have there been any bills introduced to attempt to ban telemarketing? I find it really difficult to understand why it's still legal.

There have been, including those bills responsible for the enactment of the Do Not Call List, however unfortunately for the average business or individual who has not proactively listed themselves on this list, current laws are fairly vague. For example, current law states that a telemarketer cannot "mislead or misrepresent" themselves or their product/service. An interesting tactic of telemarketers in an attempt to bypass this, is to originally persuade whom they are speaking with of what they are selling in a misrepresentative manner, and later record them on file in as straight forward non-misrepresentative manner as possible. A telemarketing company operating as such is therefore operating illegally, but unfortunately the company's audio recordings (which they later playback to collect money) have the indicate the appearance of otherwise. --Gregorof 02:39, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

It would be interesting with a more international perspective, comparing the legal status and regulations of telemarketing around the world. As for now, only a few countries are mentioned.1700-talet (talk) 14:16, 20 December 2014 (UTC)