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August 20, 2008

FTC strengthens pre-recorded marketing call rules

Yesterday the FTC announced two amendments to the Telemarketing Sales Rule. The key change "expressly bar telemarketing calls that deliver prerecorded messages, unless a consumer previously has agreed to accept such calls from the seller." There are some exceptions, but it is a big step.

Posted by Ed Mierzwinski at August 20, 2008 04:47 PM


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