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5/30/2008 12:23 PM
Australians have listed more than 2.3 million telephone numbers on the Do Not Call Register since its launch one year ago. The register, which is overseen by the Australian Communications and Media Authority, was established in May 2007 under the Do Not Call Register Act 2006. It makes it illegal for most kinds of telemarketing calls to be made to domestic and private fixed line and mobile telephone numbers listed on the register in the absence of consent. ACMA’s Chairman Chris Chapman said that a recent ACMA-commissioned survey showed the register is being well received by consumers and delivering results. Nearly 90 per cent of those surveyed who had listed their numbers on the register reported a drop in the number of telemarketing calls they received," Mr Chapman said. ACMA is committed to holding businesses accountable for the actions of call centres they engage to make calls on their behalf," he said. "Where a business or contracted call centre has illegally called numbers on the register, ACMA will take appropriate enforcement action.
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