Anti-Telemarketer Privacy Law Taking Off
From Times Wire Reports
A flood of last-minute callers to the state’s consumer protection agency are trying to get on the new telemarketer no-call list.
Officials expect that by today, the phone numbers of more than 2 million people will be listed -- double the projections when registration started in September.
The law prohibits telemarketers from calling households on the list, to sell anything or even to set up appointments to discuss selling something.
The program is funded completely by the telemarketing companies, who must register with the state to receive the list.
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