- regulates the hours in which telemarketers and researchers can call
- requires callers to give their contact information and divulge the reason for their call, and
- requires the caller to terminate the call when asked to do so.
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Do Not Call Register
After the fourth telemarketing call today, I found myself visiting the Australian Government's Do Not Call Register website. As long as you meet certain conditions - being the account holder, having a valid email address if you're registering online, and using the number you're registering primarily for private or domestic purposes - you can register to have telemarketers not call you. The site informs visitors that registration will not prevent all telemarketing calls, and it may take up to 30 days for telemarketers to stop calling after registration, and that if they don't stop calling (and not all will) you can complain. In the interim, it's good to know that there's an industry standard which, among other things:
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Or you can hang up on them or, as one of my work mates does, ask them to hold a moment, place the phone on the table and walk off. Dont come back to the phone for at least an hour. Guaranteed to get them to hang up.
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