NEW YORK (PIX11) – Some telemarketers are targeting phone numbers on the national “Do Not Call” registry because people are more likely to pick up, experts said. The registry currently has 221 million ...

Last year’s count was 4.8 million new numbers, 1.9 percent higher than the amount of new numbers logged in 2024, the ...

In September 2025, the Federal Trade Commission issues a warning to those that initiate or facilitate calls that attempt to sell products or services to consumers that may not have provided consent.

WASHINGTON (WUSA9 – A new form of telemarketing could be targeting you when you think you've reached your bank or insurance company. "I called what I thought was Delta Dental," Amy Tate-Moore in Ft.

North Carolina lawmakers are working to crack down on telemarketers and scammers who use fake caller ID numbers. A new bill would make it illegal for companies to use misleading names or numbers as ...

The governor of Maine recently signed an amendment to the state’s telephone solicitation law that will make it mandatory for telephone solicitors to check against the Federal Communications Commission ...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The cherished dinner hour void of telemarketers could vanish next year for millions of people when phone numbers begin dropping off the national Do Not Call list. The Federal Trade ...

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