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Recent Examples of telemarketing from the Web
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All 13 were linked to telemarketing frauds, based in Miami Lakes and Marina Del Rey, Calif., that touted stocks for Sanomedics, Inc. and Fun Cool Free stocks between 2009 and 2015.
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Since the company does not have a telemarketing services, TripAdvisor's own Internet fraud team investigated and turned over its findings to the FCC, said Adam Medros, the company's senior vice president for products.
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The companies marketed to borrowers through websites or telemarketing calls.
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And proponents argue that straight-to-voice-mail messages don't come with the same frustrating dinnertime disruptions that many associate with telemarketing calls.
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The settlement covers people who received telemarketing calls from Dish or Satellite Systems between May 1, 2010 and Aug. 1, 2011.
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Additional federal measures targeting telemarketing abuse include the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 as well as the National Do Not Call Registry, which the Federal Trade Commission opened in 2003.
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While handling genuine emergencies, operators were also receiving those automated telemarketing calls.
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At the time of the shooting, Timothy was working at a telemarketing center.
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First Known Use of telemarketing
1980
TELEMARKETING Defined for English Language Learners
telemarketing
playDefinition of telemarketing for English Language Learners
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: the activity or job of selling goods or services by calling people on the telephone
TELEMARKETING Defined for Kids
telemarketing
playDefinition of telemarketing for Students
: the act of selling goods or services by telephone
Learn More about telemarketing
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Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about telemarketing
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