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A '''robocall''' is a phone call originated by a computer or autodialer to deliver a pre-recorded message. Robocalls frequently involve political campaigns or [[telemarketing]] campaigns.
Because no person is at the other end of the phone conversation, the customer feels that he is talking to a [[robot]], hence the name "robocall". Robocalls and other unsolicited phone calls were more common until Congress passed a law establishing a "Do Not Call List." Under the law, a phone customer could add his phone number to a special register, and telemarketers must check that list before making calls. At first, a phone number was listed on the do not call list for a fixed period of time, but Congress amended the law in 2007, so that listings on the do-not-call registry do not expire.<ref name=ftc>{{cite web|url=http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/04/dncfyi.shtm|title=Do Not Call Registrations Permanent and Fees Telemarketers Pay to Access Registry Set |work=Federal Trade Commission|accessdate=November 6, 2012}}</ref> Telemarketers must pay a fee of $54 per area code per year for access to the Do Not Call List."<ref name=ftc/> political organizations, charities, or telephone surveyors are allowed to call phones on the Do Not Call list.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.donotcall.gov/faq/faqbusiness.aspx#who|title=Information for Business|accessdate=November 6, 2012}}</ref> Businesses may call people on the Do Not Call List if they have an established business relationship with them or if they have a written consent from the person. Some telemarketers trick people into giving consent by printing up sweepstakes entry forms with the written consent as a part of the fine print on the entry form.
==References==
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[[Category:Politics]]
Because no person is at the other end of the phone conversation, the customer feels that he is talking to a [[robot]], hence the name "robocall". Robocalls and other unsolicited phone calls were more common until Congress passed a law establishing a "Do Not Call List." Under the law, a phone customer could add his phone number to a special register, and telemarketers must check that list before making calls. At first, a phone number was listed on the do not call list for a fixed period of time, but Congress amended the law in 2007, so that listings on the do-not-call registry do not expire.<ref name=ftc>{{cite web|url=http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/04/dncfyi.shtm|title=Do Not Call Registrations Permanent and Fees Telemarketers Pay to Access Registry Set |work=Federal Trade Commission|accessdate=November 6, 2012}}</ref> Telemarketers must pay a fee of $54 per area code per year for access to the Do Not Call List."<ref name=ftc/> political organizations, charities, or telephone surveyors are allowed to call phones on the Do Not Call list.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.donotcall.gov/faq/faqbusiness.aspx#who|title=Information for Business|accessdate=November 6, 2012}}</ref> Businesses may call people on the Do Not Call List if they have an established business relationship with them or if they have a written consent from the person. Some telemarketers trick people into giving consent by printing up sweepstakes entry forms with the written consent as a part of the fine print on the entry form.
==References==
<references/>
[[Category:Politics]]