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The Department of Justice has filed a complaint on behalf of the Federal Trade Commission alleging that a network of companies and individual defendants facilitated tens of millions of robocalls. ....
Every entrepreneur dreams to expand their business operations and compete with larger organizations to become an authority in their niche. However, in order to do so, you first need to expand your consumer base and boost sales. Today, businesses have lots of effective options to market to consumers. One prime example is telemarketing. This form of marketing allows your business to make a personal connection with your customers to increase sales and ultimately boost your startup. However, the cost of personally reaching out to each customer tends to limit most small businesses and startups. Other than being costly, phone calls ....
Article content It’s certainly nothing new. Robocalls from telemarketers have plagued us for years. But lately, these telemarketers are getting cannier, driving us crazier and making us poorer. They’re increasingly shameless, impersonating banks, credit card companies, the CRA, even the RCMP and the FBI using the bureau’s actual number; how ballsy is that? by displaying faked (“spoofed”) caller IDs that we can’t report, block or even call back and scream at. Last year, those calls defrauded more than 42,000 of us of more than $104 million. We’re hit several times a day, even in the wee hours. We could mute our phones overnight, but should we have to? ....
Downton: The U.S. has cracked down on robocalls. Why can't Canada? ottawacitizen.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ottawacitizen.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
FCC slaps robocaller with $225 million fine as part of broader crackdown It s the biggest fine in the agency s history, as the new acting FCC chairwoman takes on robocalls. Listen - 03:02 Acting FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel has launched her first major effort to combat robocalls. Alex Wong/Getty Images The Federal Communications Commission issued its largest fine in history, against Texas-based telemarketers who transmitted approximately 1 billion robocalls to sell fake health insurance policies. The $225 million fine is part of the first major effort by acting FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel to stamp out illegal robocalls. The agency alleges in a statement Wednesday that the telemarketers illegally spoofed phone numbers to sell short-term, limited duration health insurance plans, which falsely claimed to offer health insurance plans from well-know ....