An interesting tidbit from the Guccifer 2.0 Democratic National Convention leaks reveals some impressive information regarding the robodialers that were used for the campaign and the systems and support that was brought on to assist the Democratic National Convention with their outbound and inbound calling systems. In 2010 alone, the DNC spent over $170,000 on […]
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Plans by the U.S. Government to crack down on robocalls have received support from over 30 major technology and communication companies. These automated pre-recorded calls that regulators have labelled as a scourge are often used by telemarketers and scam-artists. A “Robocall Strike Force” recently held its first meeting with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission. Its members include AT&T […]
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(Austin, TX) – Uber Technologies Inc. has been hit with a potential class-action lawsuit over their use of robodialers to send out automated text messages urging users to support Proposition 1 – in order to repeal a law that requires ride sharing companies such as Uber and Lyft to conduct background checks for each one […]
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Equifax Inc, a leading information solutions company, has released a dynamic new tool called PhoneReveal that helps organisations save time, money and staff resources when using autodialer systems. Unlike other tools that aggregate phone information, PhoneReveal provides access to detailed insights of a company’s contact records through its use of data that is collected directly from […]
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A lawsuit filed against AllianceOne by an individual named Wayne Norman accused the company (who’s main specialty is debt collection) of violating the TCPA (Telephone Consumer Protection Act) by using an autodialer to call him multiple times on his cellphone. Norman claimed that there was a “dead air” or “pause” before being connected with a representative from AllianceOne, indicating […]
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John Sung Kim, one of the original founders of Five9, gave an insightful look into how he grew his autodialer software company from the ground up in a recent article by TechCrunch that you can read in full here. Even more interesting than building a software company from the ground up with no programming experience […]
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June 19, 2015 – The FCC voted 3 – 2 to approve the restriction of autodialers – a move that many advertisers and organizations, including the MRA (Marketing Research Association) believes will “seriously harm” the marketing, survey, and opinion research that is conducted over the phone. The FCC also gave the approval to telephone companies […]
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May 27th, 2015 – The Federal Communications Commission announced today that they were circulating a proposal to cut back at robocalls and the loophole laws that allow intrusive phone calls to occur, primarily by allowing carrier to enforce stricter rob-call blocking services to consumers and customers. In a blog post on the official website, FCC […]
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