Short Cuts
Jun 19, 2007 8:13 AM
The government of Norway has banned all telemarketing prospecting on weekends, according to a report published in The Norway Post. This follows earlier imposition of both do-not-call and do-not-mail list registries. ...

Oregon to Enforce Do-Not-Call Registry: Report
May 7, 2007 7:30 AM
The Oregon Senate has passed legislation that would eliminate a split between its laws and the federal do-not-call list, according to the Associated Press. As a result, the state will begin enforcing the federal do-not-call list. ...

FTC Wins Judgment $4.7 Million Involving Canadian Telemarketer
Apr 10, 2007 6:12 AM
The Federal Trade Commission has been awarded a $4.7 million judgment against a Canadian citizen, John Raymond Salvator Bezeredi, in a case involving telemarketing activity that targeted U.S. citizens. ...

FTC Again Lauds Do-Not-Call List in Annual Report
Apr 6, 2007 8:31 AM, By Ken Magill
Once again, the Federal Trade Commission has put out a report calling the national do-not-call registry a screaming success. ...

Senate Bill Would Give DNC Registry Eternal Life
Mar 12, 2007 8:26 AM
A bill introduced in the Senate would extend without limit the Federal Trade Commission's authority to collect list fees from the national Do Not Call registry. ...

EchoStar Hangs Up on Retailer for DNC Complaints
Feb 20, 2007 8:03 AM
Satellite direct broadcast company EchoStar Communications and its Dish Network have terminated their relationship with an independent EchoStar retailer because of apparent violations of Do Not Call restrictions. ...

Florida Telemarketer Settles With FTC
Feb 5, 2007 8:19 AM
A Florida-based telemarketer will pay $1 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it allegedly called people on the national do-not-call list through an automated dialing service and left pre-recorded messages, according to the FTC. ...

Marketer to Pay $676,000 for Disrupting Hospital Phones
Feb 1, 2007 8:07 AM
A federal judge in North Carolina has ordered a Texas-based satellite television company to pay $676,000 for disrupting a hospital's phone lines with pre-recorded telemarketing messages, according to state Attorney General Roy Cooper. ...

Canadians Accused of Telemarketing Fraud in U.S.
Jan 23, 2007 7:57 AM
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police have arrested Mark Eldon Wilson, 45, and Carrie Hope, 31, a couple living in Kelowna, BC, Canada, for allegedly selling bogus credit card protection plans via telemarketing in the U.S. ...

FTC Complaint Hits Debt Consolidation Service
Jan 9, 2007 8:15 AM
The Federal Trade Commission has filed a complaint against Florida based Express Consolidation Inc. for allegedly violating the FTC Act the Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act. ...