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Telemarketing, stop wild phone calls. After 4 years, the new public register of oppositions arrives

2022-07-27T13:43:59.132Z


Heavy sanctions in case of abuse and violations. Operators face fines of up to 20 million euros. (HANDLE)


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. 

Source: ansa

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