Submitted on Thursday 19th October 2017
Published on Friday 17th November 2017
Current status: Closed
Closed: Thursday 17th May 2018
Signatures: 59
Make illegal all cold calling telemarketing calls to UK phone numbers
Almost all British Citizens have mobile phones near us at all times, and increasingly less control over who has our phone number
Unscrupulous companies call without prior permission, at any time of day or night, in order to sell us unwanted products or services. This behaviour should be outlawed
Telemarketing has existed in for almost as long as there have been telephones. Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telemarketing
In 2017, 94% of UK adults owned at least one mobile, and there were 26.4m landlines in the UK. Ofcom: https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/media/facts
In 2014, 58% of surveyed companies used telemarketing to generate customer sales. dma.org: https://dma.org.uk/press-release/new-telemarketing-research-reveals-it-s-good-to-talk
In 2013, 85% of householders said they'd received a nuisance call on their landline, 17% complained. thisismoney.co.uk: http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/news/article-2377639/Watchdog-launches-online-tool-reporting-nuisance-calls-texts.html
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