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An end to business telephone cold calls
Most of you are probably aware of the TPS (telephone preference service) to shield off unsolicited telephone calls.
From 25th June you will be able to register a business telephone number with TPS as well - should put an end to all those web directories / seo companies touting for business.
Fines of up to £5,000 for persistent offenders
Full details here http://corporate.mpsonline.org.uk/CT...ml/default.asp
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Good news at last,
The pain in the arse adverting companies are hte main offenders offering a magic solution for increasing traffic.
Also I hope it includes the automated calls that tell me to ring this number for an amazing offer!A World of Poker - Its the Nutz! www.aworldofpoker.com
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I had a call from a well known brand catalogue the other evening, when i explained that we were members of the TPS, the guy at the other end of the phone had the cheek to ask ME what TPS stood for!!!! i then procedded to explain to him, he was well bemused. I was always under the impression that all numbers had to be screened through the TPS database first, or am i just being over optimistic here???
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I usually mention the £5k fine and wait for the line to go dead.
Another tip to stop crank calls is to sign up for anonymous caller blocking.Keith ~ My Blog general ramblings. Internet Marketing Blogs UK all the blogs together in one place (pm for inclusion)
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Ahhh this company have got clever, they have a number showing when they call, if you miss the call and try to call the number back thats shown on the caller display its a dead line!!! well sneaky or what
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