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The Federal Communications Commission announced today the Commission will release robocall and telemarketing consumer complaint data weekly to help developers build and improve "do-not-disturb" technologies that allow consumers to block or filter unwanted calls and texts. The data, including originating phone numbers of telemarketers and automated robocalls, will be released and available on the FCC's Consumer Help Center's website.
"Consumers want and deserve effective tools to empower them to choose the calls and texts they receive. This data will help improve do-not-disturb technologies so they can provide the best service for consumers," said Alison Kutler, chief of the FCC's Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, which manages consumer complaints. "As we encourage providers to offer these services, and as the Commission recently made clear that there are no legal barriers to doing so, we continue to look for ways to help facilitate important consumer tools."
(Score: 5, Insightful) by darkfeline on Sunday October 25 2015, @12:06PM
>This is rather frustrating as it basically makes local telemarketing nonviable.
That's the point. Telemarketing is unwanted. If you are doing telemarketing, you are doing something that society does not want. At all. The only thing you can telemarket in this day and age are pyramid schemes and scams to old folks with a lot of money.
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