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  2. Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act

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    After the passage of the act, the Federal Trade Commission is required to (1) define and prohibit deceptive telemarketing practices; (2) keep telemarketers from practices a reasonable consumer would see as being coercive or invasions of privacy; (3) set restrictions on the time of day and night that unsolicited calls can be made to consumers ...

  3. Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 - Wikipedia

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    The Ninth Circuit held that the TCPA applies to unsolicited cellular telephone text messages advertising the commercial availability of goods or services as "calls" made in violation of the act: In June 2007, a ruling (later overturned) was handed down in class action case Satterfield v. Simon & Schuster, No. C 06-2893 CW, 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS ...

  4. Nuisance call - Wikipedia

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    A nuisance call is an unwanted and unsolicited telephone call. Common types of nuisance calls include prank calls, telemarketing calls, and silent calls. Obscene phone calls and other threatening calls are criminal acts in most jurisdictions, particularly when hate crime is involved. [1] Unsolicited calls may also be used to initiate telephone ...

  5. How some companies have duped consumers into giving consent ...

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    A robocall trying to sell you something is illegal unless the company has your written permission to call you that way. Report illegal robocalls. Reporting helps law enforcement and investigators ...

  6. Stop unwanted calls and texts from hitting your cellphone - AOL

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    If you get an unsolicited marketing call on your cellphone, first ask the caller how they got your number and firmly tell them you don't want to be contacted again. If they call back, file a ...

  7. National Do Not Call Registry - Wikipedia

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    The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) opened the National Do Not Call Registry in order to comply with the Do-Not-Call Implementation Act of 2003 (Pub. L. 108–10 (text), was H.R. 395, and codified at 15 U.S.C. § 6101 et seq.), sponsored by Representatives Billy Tauzin and John Dingell and signed into law by President George W. Bush on March 11 ...

  8. Sen. Baker's bill to extend, strengthen PA One Call signed ...

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    Oct. 30—WILKES-BARRE — Sen. Lisa Baker's bill to amend and extend the Pennsylvania Underground Utility Line Protection Law — widely known as the PA One Call Law — was signed into law this ...

  9. Mobile phone spam - Wikipedia

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    The campaign focused on the fact that, under UK law, it is illegal for a solicitor to obtain business by unsolicited direct contact with potential personal injury clients. This is the case even in the event that it is not the solicitor who makes the unsolicited approach. The campaign actively encouraged people to respond to the spam text messages.