How can I stop unsolicited telephone calls – cold calling?
Under the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003, no one is allowed to make an unsolicited direct marketing call to a subscriber who has either previously notified the sender that they do not wish to receive such calls, or has been registered with the Telephone Preference Service (TPS) for at least 28 days, which is a statutory “opt-out” scheme for subscribers who do not wish to receive unsolicited direct marketing calls. The Direct Marketing Association (DMA) runs the TPS scheme under the terms of contract on behalf of the Office of Communications (Ofcom) and can be contacted at: www.tpsonline.org.uk or by telephoning: 0845 070 0707.
Related Questions
- My firm wants to use the established existing customer relationship to cold call our customers. If the customer has registered with the Telephone Preference Service (TPS) are we able to call them?
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- How can I stop unsolicited telephone calls – cold calling?
