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The TRACED Act: Robocall Litigation Changing Call Centers

Calltools

Requiring telemarketers to include an automated “opt-out” message at the beginning of all calls. In 2003, the FCC and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) created the Do Not Call Registry to help the FCC enforce TCPA rules. Initially, adding a number to the DNC list prevented telemarketers from calling it for five years.

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Is Outbound Telesales Making a Comeback?

Robert Davis

Although telemarketing is undergoing a revival, it has had its ups and downs since the beginning. The big surge in telemarketing operations happened in the early 1980s to mid-1990s when the industry grew from employing a half-million agents to 4.5 Likewise, the number of telemarketing operations in the U.S.,

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Is outbound telesales making a comeback?

Robert C. Davis and Associates

Although telemarketing is undergoing a revival, it has had its ups and downs since the beginning. The big surge in telemarketing operations happened in the early 1980s to mid-1990s when the industry grew from employing a half-million agents to 4.5 Likewise, the number of telemarketing operations in the U.S.,