Monday, August 17, 2015
How to Create an Automated Opt-Out Toll Free Number
The FCC enacted a requirement earlier this year that any answering machine message left by an autodialed or prerecorded telemarketing call must “include a toll-free number that enables the consumer to subsequently call back and connect directly to an autodialed opt-out mechanism.” For messages left in real-time by a live telemarketer, the rules require an interactive opt-out mechanism announced at the outset of the call.