The
new public register of oppositions
regulates the processing of national fixed and mobile telephone numbers of users and the corresponding postal addresses.
"Finally, even if 10 hours late,
the new register of oppositions has been activated
.
After
the beauty of 1544 days since it was foreseen, or if you prefer
4 years and 83 days
from when it was to become operational according to Law no. 5 of 11 January 2018, that is 90 days from the entry into force of the rule which took place on 4 February 2018, we have the possibility to cancel the old consents given in the past and to register mobile phones in the new register of oppositions ", says
Massimiliano Dona
, president of National
Consumers
Union
.
identity of the line to which they can be contacted to circumvent the provision, which, of course, all the call centers have done.
So the Italians receive calls from mobile numbers and, not knowing who they are, they answer.
A mockery and a mockery "concludes Dona.
The
new public register of oppositions
allows citizens to oppose the processing of national fixed and mobile telephone numbers and to put a
stop to wild commercial telephone calls
by
call centers
and operators.
Codacons
remembers this
when it has launched a legal battle against aggressive telemarketing that has led over the years to numerous million-dollar sanctions by the Antitrust and Privacy Guarantor.
Starting July 27
citizens will be able to register their numbers in the new Register through various methods (web, toll-free number, e-mail, and registered mail), while telemarketers will be required to check the lists of potential contacts through a series of services available on the register's website .
The
penalties for abuses and violations are
very heavy
- recalls the Codacons - in fact, operators risk
fines of up to 20 million euros
, for companies there are penalties of up to 4% of the total annual turnover.