FCC adopts new rules against 'robocalls'
Quick ReadThe federal government is cracking down on those automated phone calls that have the tendency to interrupt Sunday dinners and otherwise annoy consumers.
Photo credit: Getty Images | FCC chairman Julius Genachowski participates in a town hall meeting for the first national Digital Learning Day, at the Newseum, on Feb. 1, 2012, in Washington, D.C. (Feb. 1, 2012)
The federal government is cracking down on "robocalls," those automated phone calls with the tendency to interrupt Sunday dinners and otherwise annoy consumers.
The Federal Communications Commission said Wednesday that it will now require telemarketers to obtain written consent from people before placing a robocall. Written does not mean handwritten, though -- electronic forms are OK.
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