The New York State Senate gave final legislative approval to legislation (S.4180), sponsored by Senator Charles Fuschillo (R-C, Merrick), chairman of the Senate Consumer Protection Committee, that reworks the state’s “Do Not Call” Registry to eliminate more telemarketing calls.
“This would clearly define what is and what is not acceptable under the guidelines of the New York State registry and allow the consumer more opportunity to protect their privacy,” said Senator Fuschillo. “This would make the state and federal “Do Not Call” laws more consistent, and help avoid any confusion over the rights afforded to consumers.”
The changes close a loophole in current law that allows telemarketers to make unsolicited calls to ask consumers for a “face-to-face” meeting or sales presentation to discuss an offer, as long as the consumer is not required to pay for any goods or services until after the sales meeting or presentation.
In addition, the legislation amends the state law permitting businesses to make unsolicited telemarketing calls to customers with whom they have an existing business relationship. Under this proposal, businesses would not be allowed to make telemarketing calls to consumers with whom they have an established business relationship, if those customers have asked not to receive them.
More than four million phone numbers have been registered with the state call blocking registry since its inception in 2000. The legislation has been sent to Governor George Pataki for his consideration.
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