JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri attorney general's office has announced that it has reached a $100,000 settlement with a Michigan company accused of aggressive telemarketing. The settlement, ...

HOUSEHOLDERS have complained of being pestered by as many as four calls an hour from aggressive telemarketers pressuring them to switch energy retailers. Victoria’s energy ombudsman has now reported ...

DirecTV has been penalized for overly aggressive marketing. The News Corp.-satellite distributor will pay more than $10 million in fines for violation of a number of telephone marketing practices, ...

A charity issued a warning Wednesday about telemarketers who claim to be raising money but areactually scammers, 10TV's Tanisha Mallett reported. The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater Ohio, Kentucky ...

WASHINGTON - The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's $144 million enforcement order against Wachovia Corp. is likely to force banks to step up oversight of telemarketing customers. Mutual fund ...

The Italian Data Protection Authority announced a fine of €4.5 million (U.S. $5.3 million) against telecommunications company Fastweb for misusing customer data for telemarketing purposes.

As an elderly person, I’m beginning to believe answering the phone is too dangerous. Most of the calls sound like scams. What can I do to stop the calls? Seniors nationwide are reporting pushy, ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- New legislation banning telemarketing by text is expected to put an end to unsolicited messages clogging up your cellphone. Telemarketing, also known as robocalling, has been a ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (WROC) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation Tuesday that expanded New York state’s definition of telemarketing to include text messages. Officials from the governor’s office say New ...

Israel’s Knesset recently passed an amendment to the Consumer Protection Law. The amendment aims to prevent aggressive telemarketing, particularly for vulnerable groups such as senior citizens and new ...