telemarketers

If a recorded voice yelling "You qualify for a free cruise!" at you rings a bell, you may want to check this out.

Comedian Jim Florentine knows how to get them to finally stop calling.

Tired of automated phone calls urging you to vote for a certain candidate or pitching you a cruise vacation? You can now tell your phone company that federal regulators say it's OK to block them.

Those automated phone calls during the dinner hour, late at night or to your wireless phone can be so frustrating -- and the government is taking note.

Some telemarketers are engaging in caller ID spoofing where they alter the name or number that shows up on your caller ID display.

Senator Jon Bramnick has co-introduced legislation that would fine telemarketers if they do not provide the information the caller requests of them when the telemarketer calls. According to Kevin McArdle, the proposed bill states that, upon request, telemarketers must give their name, mailing address and the name of the person on whose behalf they’re calling. Se...

The legislator who sponsored the bill to create the "Do Not Call' has a new bill to crackdown on telemarketers who are ignoring the law.

Telemarketers know that almost nobody picks up their phone without first checking the caller ID and that's why many are now engaging in caller ID spoofing where they alter the name or number that shows up on your caller ID display.

It's probably because I've been a cell phone only household for a long time now, but I thought annoying telemarketing calls were long gone.

Have you been getting a lot more calls from telemarketers recently even though you're on the 'Do Not Call' registry?