The decision could lead to consumers in the states within its jurisdiction receiving even more unwanted telemarketing ...

Seventy-five percent of New Yorkers have registered their number in the National Do Not Call Registry but the New York Department of State's Division of Consumer Protection is pushing for more to add ...

CLAREMORE, Okla — Donna and Diana Donley live peacefully in the country in a house inherited from their parents. Dad passed in 2022, and Mom in 2020. The quiet of their home near Claremore is ...

People fed up with unwanted telemarketing can sign up for a national do-not-call list that will block many sales calls, the Federal Trade Commission said. On July 1, consumers will be able to register ...

When was the last time you ran to answer the phone, discovered it was a telemarketer, and said to yourself, “Excellent! The call I’ve been waiting for.” That’s what I thought — and it’s why I jumped ...

WASHINGTON — When a telemarketer calls, there’s usually a few seconds of silence from the time you say hello to the beginning of the pitch. That “dead air” isn’t just irritating — it may now be ...

*Apparently, telemarketers have stepped up their game because they are downright harassing me. Now, not only do they call from a number in my area code, if I don’t answer (and I usually don’t) they ...