{"id":69957,"date":"2016-06-17T11:44:34","date_gmt":"2016-06-17T15:44:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=69957"},"modified":"2016-06-16T22:49:16","modified_gmt":"2016-06-17T02:49:16","slug":"valesky-and-mayer-pass-bill-to-require-caller-id-from-telemarketers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=69957","title":{"rendered":"Valesky and Mayer Pass Bill to Require Caller ID from Telemarketers"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"telemarketers\"<\/a>State Senator David J. Valesky (D-Oneida) and Assemblymember Shelley Mayer (D-Yonkers) announced that their bill (S.6809-B\/A.9457-A), which would give state regulators a new tool to pursue telemarketers operating in New York State that hide their identity when contacting consumers, passed the legislature. \u00a0The bill would prohibit telemarketers from transmitting inaccurate, misleading, or false caller identification information to consumers.<\/span><\/p>\n

This legislation, which awaits Governor Cuomo\u2019s signature, would become effective immediately should it be signed into law.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI have heard from constituents that some telemarketing calls do not show the name or phone number of who is calling. This is especially problematic for consumers who have signed up for the do-not-call registry, since without the name of the telemarketer or the number from which they are calling it is difficult to report violations of the do-not-call law. This bill seeks to remedy that problem,\u201d Sen. Valesky said.<\/span>
\n\u201cI\u2019m so pleased that the legislature unanimously approved this bill to protect consumers, especially seniors, from fraudulent and misleading telemarketing calls,\u201d said Assemblymember Mayer. \u00a0\u201cExisting state law is vague and reactive and does not protect callers who are already on the do-not-call list. \u00a0This bill strengthens our state law and will protect hardworking consumers from false and deceptive practices by holding violators accountable. \u00a0The passage of this legislation is a victory for my constituents in Yonkers and for residents across New York. \u00a0I urge the Governor to sign this bill into law.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The Federal Trade Commission already prohibits telemarketers from masking their identity, and the Federal Communications Commission has introduced rules to strengthen enforcement against the practice, such as requiring telemarketers to show their names and to display a telephone number that can be called during regular business hours, to ask to no longer be called. \u00a0Under the current state law, telemarketers are not required to transmit to consumers the correct caller identification information, but any telemarketer who transmits incorrect caller identification information may be subject to a fine.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNothing frustrates consumers more than unwanted telemarketing calls that ring both day and night,\u201d said Chuck Bell, programs director for Consumers Union, which sponsors the national <\/span>www.EndRobocalls.org<\/u><\/span><\/a>campaign. \u00a0\u201cThis excellent bill will help protect consumers by requiring callers to transmit accurate, complete Caller ID information so it’s clear who is calling. \u00a0They can then decline to answer the call, or potentially block it with new call-blocking technologies, if they don\u2019t want to receive it. \u00a0 The bill will also help consumers to more easily identify and report violators of the Do-Not-Call list to state and federal authorities.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

State Senator David J. Valesky (D-Oneida) and Assemblymember Shelley Mayer (D-Yonkers) announced that their bill (S.6809-B\/A.9457-A), which would give state regulators a new tool to pursue telemarketers operating in New York State that hide their identity when contacting consumers, passed the legislature. \u00a0The bill would prohibit telemarketers from transmitting inaccurate, misleading, or false caller identification […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":69958,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-69957","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-top-story"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69957","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=69957"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69957\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/69958"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=69957"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=69957"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=69957"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}