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The Right to Robocall?

Posted by on Aug 10, 2017 in Current Events
Telecommunication

Cell phone technology has introduced new ways of marketing products to customers, anywhere, anytime. Credit: Ingram Publishing

This week, over on the Election Central Web site, the main story examines the problems causes by your cell phone and new telemarketing techniques.

Your phone didn’t ring. But you have a voicemail from a telemarketer. How did that happen? And is this “ringless voicemail” even legal? Turns out, the answer is more complicated than it seems. Here at Election Central, we take a look at the rights of consumers (like you) versus the rights of telemarketing companies to advertise to you.

To learn more about this story, click here to visit the Election Central Web site and read the full posting.

Credit: McGraw-Hill Education

Credit: McGraw-Hill Education