Not everyone is cut out to be a telemarketer.

For most people, an unknown number means an instant decline, but for one peeved recipient, it meant opportunity. When a pushy home repair salesman rang at the wrong moment, one man decided to give him ...

Telemarketers targeting New Jersey residents soon will be required to provide the telephone numbers of the people on whose behalf their calls are being made. And they must do so within the first 30 ...

The Federal Trade Commission announced updated fees on Tuesday for telemarketers — which can include the BDC and service departments at dealerships — who are accessing phone numbers on the National Do ...

When a telemarketer called Cathy Lacy recently asking her to donate to the Association for Disabled Firefighters, Lacy shifted into her consumer self-defense mode. Like many people, Lacy, an Oakton ...

Telemarketers who violate the Do Not Call registry can expect their fines in New York to nearly double as a result of legislation signed into law Wednesday. The move amends New York's general business ...

Under a law inspired by the sitcom "Seinfeld," telemarketers in New Jersey will have 30 seconds to identify themselves and whom they represent. Telemarketers also will have to provide a callback ...

WASHINGTON -- Telemarketers will be free to make sales pitches next week to people who registered for the national do-not-call list, the government said Friday. At the same time, the industry's ...