Nuisance calls face crackdown after 100,000 complaints in a year
Taskforce will set out recommendations including trying to block lead generators from selling on customer telephone details
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Taskforce will set out recommendations including trying to block lead generators from selling on customer telephone details
www.theguardian.comAs a record fine is handed down to a cold-call firm, Sky News examines the issue and what is is being done to stop the calls.
news.sky.comA Nuisance Call is an unwelcome or unwanted call that bothers or annoys the recipient. These calls can come from telemarketers, scammers, or even automated systems (robocalls) and can be disruptive and intrusive.
www.nice.comEnglish News Lessons: Free 26-Page lesson plan / 2-page mini-lesson - Nuisance Calls - Handouts, online activities, speed reading, dictation, mp3... current events.
breakingnewsenglish.comNew research shows the lowest numbers since tracking began, but scam calls are on the up. Find out how to stay one step ahead
www.which.co.ukCompany bosses and firms could face fines of up to £1 million under tough new Government plans aimed at tackling nuisance calls
www.gov.ukWe've all experienced it. Your phone rings, you pick it up, say hello and it's someone you don't know trying to sell you something – or a recorded message. Nuisance calls can be irritating, time-wasting and for some people, highly distressing. But can anything be done about them?
phys.orgGovernment makes it easier for companies making unwanted marketing calls and texts to be hit with fines of up to £500,000
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