Telemarketing Complaints Decreased in 2010, Says FTC

Jorgen Wouters
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Telemarketing complaints
Telemarketing complaints

The number of Americans registered in the Do Not Call registry increased during the past year, while the number of complaints about annoying telemarketers decreased, according to the Federal Trade Commission, which just published the National Do Not Call Registry Data Book for Fiscal 2010.

According to the Do Not Call Registry Data Book, at the end of FY 2010 (Sept. 30, 2010), the Do Not Call Registry contained 201,542,535 actively-registered phone numbers, up from 191,453,515 at the end of FY 2009.

In addition, the number of consumer complaints about unwanted telemarketing calls decreased from 1,808,354 at the end of FY 2009 to 1,633,819 at the end of FY 2010.

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