Maybe you got a call from Rachel over the holidays. That’s Rachel as in “Rachel from cardholder services,” those incredibly annoying telemarketing pitches that prompted the former head of the Federal ...

Just when there are 3 seconds in the game, and this last play determines the victor, the phone rings. You are interrupted at the special moment when you want no distractions. As you probably already ...

There are plenty of people working to make the world a better place. Doctors vaccinate children in Africa. Researchers hunt cures for cancer. Then there’s Roger Anderson. He’s harnessing technology to ...

Telemarketers now need written permission to make automated sales calls. Aug. 31, 2009 — -- The only thing more annoying than a telemarketing call is a telemarketing call made by a robot. You ...

The federal government's do-not-call list has saved millions of Americans from pesky telemarketers, but Tom Mabe had to take it one step further. The comedian and jingle-writer goes on the offensive ...

FACILITATE RELOCATION. WHEN ONE WINSTON-SALEM MAN ON THE DO NOT CALL LIST TELLS TELEMARKETER THAT THEY HAVE THE WRONG NUMBER, HE MEANS IT. LINDSAY: HE SURE DOES. IN FACT, HE IS USING SETTLEMENT MONEY ...

Mortgage brokers, banks and other lending institutions compete with one another for homeowners looking to buy a new home or refinance existing homes. Financial companies may use telemarketing to ...

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