Bill Would Bar Blocked Telemarketer Call IDs
Associated Press
WASHINGTON —
Telemarketers would be prohibited from blocking their identification on a consumer’s caller ID box under a bill the House passed by voice vote Tuesday.
The bill comes after people who use caller ID devices to screen or trace calls complained that many telemarketers’ numbers did not appear on the devices.
Rep. W.J. “Billy” Tauzin (R-La.) said the measure takes “consumer complaints seriously.”
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